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Neil Sorahan

Group Chief Financial Officer, Ryanair

Search every verified Neil Sorahan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Neil Sorahan, Group Chief Financial Officer at Ryanair, spoke on the company's Q1 2027 earnings call on May 18, 2026. He highlighted the company's financial position, stating that Ryanair has a "fortress balance sheet" with 620 fully unencumbered Boeing 737s and noted that the company became debt-free in May. Sorahan described the balance sheet as "rock solid" and said it positions the company to capitalize on opportunities in the coming years. Sorahan also addressed the company's fuel hedging strategy, noting that Ryanair is 80% hedged at $67 per barrel for the current financial year. He identified the 20% unhedged fuel exposure as the key swing factor for the remainder of the year, similar to the first quarter.

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“We're switching a lot of capacity away from high-cost, high tax countries like Vienna in Austria, Berlin in Germany, Dublin airport, which has increased fees this year, and regional Spain. Switching that capacity to new lowcost or to lowcost destinations like Slovakia where the government has abolished environmental taxes, cut ATC fees and Bratislava airports come up with a very aggressive growth incentive scheme as ”

“We've 620 fully unencumbered Boeing 737s on the balance sheet which is quite unique for an airline. We're debt free having paid off our 1.2 billion remaining bond in May just gone. And we've got very strong investment grade ratings triple B+ from both Fitch and S&P. Liquidity strong. We finished the quarter at the end of June with over 2.8 billion in cash. And to put that in context, that was after paying down 1.3 bi”

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