Ryanair to slash prices this summer as boss slams government support. (PA) Ryanair will be dropping the price of flights for the next six to 12 months, the firms chief executive has announced. The move is to help get people flying again after coronavirus restrictions have grounded flights for the past year. Sky News report the budget airline is hopeful it can fly 60-70% of normal traffic volumes this summer with more people hopeful of planning a summer holiday following Boris Johnson’s road map detailing how he intends to lead the country out of lockdown. The announcement comes as the airline clocked another month of record low traffic in February.