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Financial instruments - Fair values and risk management (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Financial instruments - Fair values and risk management  
Schedule of carrying value of financial assets by class and measurement category

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash-

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

 Hedges

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

    

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2022

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,669.0

 

—

​

—

 

2,669.0

 

—

Financial asset: cash > 3 months

 

934.1

 

—

​

—

 

934.1

 

—

Restricted cash

 

22.7

 

—

​

—

 

22.7

 

—

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

- U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

474.1

​

—

 

474.1

 

474.1

- Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

956.3

​

—

 

956.3

 

956.3

- Jet fuel options

 

—

 

—

​

150.5

 

150.5

 

150.5

- Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

4.6

​

—

 

4.6

 

4.6

- GBP currency swaps

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Trade receivables

 

43.5

 

—

​

—

 

43.5

 

—

Other assets

 

—

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

—

Total financial assets at March 31, 2022

 

3,669.3

 

1,435.0

​

150.5

 

5,254.8

 

1,585.5

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash-

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

 Hedges 

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

    

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2021

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,650.7

 

—

​

—

 

2,650.7

 

—

Financial asset: cash > 3 months

 

465.5

 

—

​

—

 

465.5

 

—

Restricted cash

 

34.1

 

—

​

—

 

34.1

 

—

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

- U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

208.9

​

—

 

208.9

 

208.9

- Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

3.0

​

—

 

3.0

 

3.0

- GBP currency swaps

 

—

 

5.4

​

—

 

5.4

 

5.4

Trade receivables

 

18.6

 

—

​

—

 

18.6

 

—

Other assets

 

—

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

—

Total financial assets at March 31, 2021

 

3,168.9

 

217.3

​

—

 

3,386.2

 

217.3

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash-

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

 

Cost

 

Hedges

​

Profit & Loss

 

Value

 

Value

​

    

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2020

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,566.4

 

—

​

—

 

2,566.4

 

—

Financial asset: cash > 3 months

 

1,207.2

 

—

​

—

 

1,207.2

 

—

Restricted cash

 

34.4

 

—

​

—

 

34.4

 

—

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

- U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

663.7

​

—

 

663.7

 

663.7

- Interest rate swaps

 

—

 

8.0

​

—

 

8.0

 

8.0

Trade receivables

 

67.5

 

—

​

—

 

67.5

 

—

Other assets

 

2.3

 

—

​

—

 

2.3

 

—

Total financial assets at March 31, 2020

 

3,877.8

 

671.7

​

—

 

4,549.5

 

671.7

Schedule of carrying value of financial liabilities by class and measurement category

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Liabilities at

​

​

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Cash-Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

Hedges

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

    

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2022

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current maturities of debt

 

1,224.5

​

—

​

—

​

1,224.5

​

1,224.5

Non-current maturities of debt

​

3,714.6

​

—

​

—

​

3,714.6

​

3,727.7

Derivative financial instruments:

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

-U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

​

—

​

31.0

​

31.0

​

31.0

-Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

​

7.6

​

—

​

7.6

​

7.6

Trade payables (Current)

 

1,029.0

​

—

​

—

​

1,029.0

​

—

Trade payables (Non-current)

​

49.2

​

—

​

—

​

49.2

​

49.2

Accrued expenses

 

953.0

​

—

​

—

​

953.0

​

—

Total financial liabilities at March 31, 2022

 

6,970.3

 

7.6

​

31.0

 

7,008.9

 

5,040.0

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Liabilities at

​

​

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Cash-Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

Hedges

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

​

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2021

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current maturities of debt

 

1,725.9

 

—

​

—

 

1,725.9

 

1,725.9

Non-current maturities of debt

​

3,517.8

​

—

​

—

 

3,517.8

 

3,630.5

Derivative financial instruments:

 

​

​

​

​

​

 

​

​

​

-U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

40.0

​

25.8

 

65.8

 

65.8

-Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

19.8

​

—

 

19.8

 

19.8

Trade payables (Current)

 

336.0

 

—

​

—

 

336.0

 

—

Trade payables (Non-current)

​

179.9

​

—

​

—

​

179.9

​

179.9

Accrued expenses

 

887.3

 

—

​

—

 

887.3

 

—

Total financial liabilities at March 31, 2021

 

6,646.9

 

59.8

​

25.8

 

6,732.5

 

5,621.9

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Liabilities at

​

​

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Cash-Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

Hedges

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

​

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2020

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current maturities of debt

 

382.3

 

—

​

—

 

382.3

 

382.3

Non-current maturities of debt

​

3,583.0

​

—

​

—

 

3,583.0

 

3,113.5

Derivative financial instruments:

 

​

​

​

​

​

 

​

​

​

-U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

2.2

​

—

 

2.2

 

2.2

-Jet fuel derivative contracts

 

—

 

1,228.3

​

—

 

1,228.3

 

1,228.3

Trade payables

 

1,368.2

 

—

​

—

 

1,368.2

 

—

Accrued expenses

 

1,553.1

 

—

​

—

 

1,553.1

 

—

Total financial liabilities at March 31, 2020

 

6,886.6

 

1,230.5

​

—

 

8,117.1

 

4,726.3

Schedule of estimated fair values

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Level 1

​

Level 2

​

Level 3

​

Total

​

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2022

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative assets measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

474.1

 

—

 

474.1

Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

4.6

 

—

 

4.6

Jet fuel and carbon

 

—

 

1,106.8

 

—

 

1,106.8

​

 

—

 

1,585.5

 

—

 

1,585.5

Derivative liabilities measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. currency forward contracts

 

—

 

31.0

 

—

 

31.0

Jet fuel and carbon

 

—

 

7.6

 

—

 

7.6

​

 

—

 

38.6

 

—

 

38.6

Financial liabilities not measured at fair value

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Debt

 

—

 

4,952.2

 

—

 

4,952.2

Non-current trade payables

​

—

​

49.2

 

—

 

49.2

​

​

​

​

5,001.4

​

​

​

5,001.4

Total

 

—

 

6,625.5

 

—

 

6,625.5

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Level 1

​

Level 2

​

Level 3

​

Total

​

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2021

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative assets measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

208.9

 

—

 

208.9

Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

5.4

 

—

 

5.4

Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

3.0

 

—

 

3.0

​

 

—

 

217.3

 

—

 

217.3

Derivative liabilities measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. currency forward contracts

 

—

 

65.8

 

—

 

65.8

Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

19.8

 

—

 

19.8

​

 

—

 

85.6

 

—

 

85.6

Financial liabilities not measured at fair value

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Long-term debt

 

—

 

5,356.4

 

—

 

5,356.4

Non-current trade payables

​

—

 

179.9

 

—

 

179.9

​

​

—

​

5,536.3

​

—

​

5,536.3

Total

 

—

 

5,839.2

 

—

 

5,839.2

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Level 1

​

Level 2

​

Level 3

​

Total

​

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2020

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative assets measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

663.7

 

—

 

663.7

Jet fuel derivative contracts

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

8.0

 

—

 

8.0

​

 

—

 

671.7

 

—

 

671.7

Derivative liabilities measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. currency forward contracts

 

—

 

2.2

 

—

 

2.2

Jet fuel derivative contracts

 

—

 

1,228.3

 

—

 

1,228.3

​

 

—

 

1,230.5

 

—

 

1,230.5

Financial liabilities not measured at fair value

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Long-term debt

 

—

 

3,495.8

 

—

 

3,495.8

Total

 

—

 

5,398.0

 

—

​

5,398.0

Schedule of monetary assets

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

    

£M

    

$M

    

€M

    

£M

    

$M

    

€M

    

£M

    

$M

    

€M

Monetary assets

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.K. pounds sterling cash and liquid resources

 

28.3

​

—

 

33.6

 

8.1

​

—

 

9.5

 

22.5

​

—

 

25.3

U.S. Dollar cash and liquid resources

 

—

​

386.8

 

349.6

 

—

​

506.7

 

432.0

 

—

​

2,150.1

 

1,949.5

​

 

28.3

​

386.8

 

383.2

 

8.1

​

506.7

 

441.5

 

22.5

​

2,150.1

 

1,974.8

Schedule of monetary liabilities

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

    

£M

​

$M

    

€M

    

£M

​

$M

    

€M

    

£M

​

$M

    

€M

Monetary liabilities

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. dollar long term debt

​

—

​

311.3

*

281.3

​

—

​

95.7

​

81.6

​

—

​

129.2

​

117.1

U.K. GBP debt

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

597.3

​

—

​

701.8

​

—

​

—

​

—

Pre-delivery payments due to Boeing

​

—

​

296.2

​

267.7

​

—

​

517.3

​

441.1

​

—

​

1,051.8

​

957.6

​

​

—

​

607.5

 

549.0

​

597.3

​

613.0

 

1,224.5

​

—

​

1,181.0

 

1,074.7

Schedule of exchange rates

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

​

€

​

€

​

€

USD 1.0000

​

1.1065

​

1.1728

​

1.1029

GBP 1.0000

​

0.8422

​

0.8510

​

0.8883

Schedule of notional amounts of currency forward contract

​

The notional principal amounts of forward foreign exchange contracts are as follows:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Within Year 1

​

4,607.7

​

1,506.9

​

3,670.9

Greater than 1 Year

​

2,097.8

​

1,562.4

​

4,075.7

Total

​

6,705.5

​

3,069.3

​

7,746.6

Schedule of maturity profile of financial liabilities

The following was the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities (excluding aircraft provisions, trade payables and accrued expenses).

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

average

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2027 -

​

​

​

​

rate

​

2023

​

2024

​

2025

​

2026

​

2028

​

Total

At March 31, 2022

    

(%)

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Fixed rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured debt

 

2.43%

​

62.9

 

52.2

​

12.0

 

—

 

—

 

127.1

Unsecured debt

 

1.31%

​

1,140.9

*

807.7

 

47.8

 

847.0

 

1,197.9

 

4,041.3

Debt

 

1.35%

​

1,203.8

 

859.9

 

59.8

 

847.0

 

1,197.9

 

4,168.4

Lease liabilities - right of use

​

2.33%

​

56.9

​

51.0

​

26.2

​

3.1

​

1.1

​

138.3

Total fixed rate debt

 

  

 

1,260.7

 

910.9

 

86.0

 

850.1

 

1,199.0

 

4,306.7

Floating rate

 

​

​

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured debt

 

0.14%

​

20.7

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

20.7

Unsecured long term debt

​

0.75%

​

—

​

—

​

750.0

​

—

​

—

​

750.0

Total floating rate debt

 

0.73%

​

20.7

 

—

 

750.0

 

—

 

—

 

770.7

Total financial liabilities

 

  

 

1,281.4

 

910.9

 

836.0

 

850.1

 

1,199.0

 

5,077.4

* Includes promissory notes amounting to €226m

​

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

average

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2026 -

​

​

​

​

rate

​

2022

​

2023

​

2024

​

2025

​

2027

​

Total

At March 31, 2021

    

(%)

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Fixed rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured debt

 

2.47%

​

63.5

 

61.4

​

51.3

 

11.3

 

—

 

187.5

Unsecured debt

 

1.46%

​

1,617.4

 

916.2

 

808.9

 

49.0

 

849.0

 

4,240.5

Debt

 

1.50%

​

1,680.9

 

977.6

 

860.2

 

60.3

 

849.0

 

4,428.0

Lease liabilities - right of use

​

2.39%

​

52.5

​

53.8

​

48.1

​

24.8

​

3.9

​

183.1

Total fixed rate debt

 

  

 

1,733.4

 

1,031.4

 

908.3

 

85.1

 

852.9

 

4,611.1

Floating rate

 

​

​

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured long term debt

 

0.70%

​

45.0

 

20.7

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

65.7

Unsecured long term debt

​

​

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

750.0

​

—

​

750.0

Total floating rate debt

 

0.70%

​

45.0

 

20.7

 

—

 

750.0

 

—

 

815.7

Total financial liabilities

 

  

 

1,778.4

 

1,052.1

 

908.3

 

835.1

 

852.9

 

5,426.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

average

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2025 -

​

​

​

​

rate

​

2021

​

2022

​

2023

​

2024

​

2026

​

Total

At March 31, 2020

    

(%)

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Fixed rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured long term debt

 

2.48%

​

63.8

 

65.4

​

63.0

 

52.2

 

12.1

 

256.5

Unsecured long term debt

 

1.32%

​

34.0

 

876.9

 

877.5

 

770.2

 

50.0

 

2,608.6

Long term debt

 

1.42%

​

97.8

 

942.3

 

940.5

 

822.4

 

62.1

 

2,865.1

Finance leases

 

2.51%

​

116.0

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

116.0

Lease liabilities - right of use

 

2.47%

​

75.0

​

51.6

​

52.1

​

46.0

​

21.2

​

245.9

Total fixed rate debt

 

​

 

288.8

 

993.9

 

992.6

 

868.4

 

83.3

 

3,227.0

Floating rate

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Secured long term debt

 

0.58%

​

105.9

​

45.0

​

20.7

​

—

​

—

​

171.6

Unsecured long term debt

​

​

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

750.0

​

750.0

Finance leases

 

1.19%

​

62.6

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

62.6

Total floating rate debt

 

0.62%

​

168.5

 

45.0

 

20.7

 

—

 

750.0

 

984.2

Total financial liabilities

​

​

​

457.3

 

1,038.9

 

1,013.3

 

868.4

 

833.3

 

4,211.2

Schedule of significant cash balances invested on short term basis

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

​

Within

​

Within

​

Within

​

​

1 year

​

1 year

​

1 year

Financial assets

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Cash and cash equivalents

 

2,669.0

 

2,650.7

 

2,566.4

Cash > 3 months

 

934.1

 

465.5

 

1,207.2

Restricted cash

 

22.7

 

34.1

 

34.4

Total financial assets

 

3,625.8

 

3,150.3

 

3,808.0

Schedule of maturities of contractual cash flows of financial liabilities

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total

​

Total

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Carrying

​

Contractual

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Value

​

Cash Flows

​

2023

​

2024

​

2025

​

2026

​

Thereafter

At March 31, 2022

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Long and short term debt and leases:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Fixed rate debt: 1.35%

 

4,168.4

​

4,341.5

​

1,260.1

​

904.8

​

95.1

​

872.2

​

1,209.3

- Floating rate debt: 0.73%

 

770.7

​

783.5

​

26.4

​

5.7

​

751.4

​

—

​

—

- Lease liabilities

 

138.3

​

142.0

​

59.2

​

52.2

​

26.6

​

3.0

​

1.0

​

 

5,077.4

 

5,267.0

 

1,345.7

 

962.7

 

873.1

 

875.2

 

1,210.3

Derivative financial instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Currency forward contracts – outflows

 

31.0

​

496.8

​

496.8

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

- Currency forward contracts – inflows

​

—

​

463.7

​

463.7

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

- Commodity forward contracts

 

7.6

​

7.6

​

7.6

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Trade payables

 

1,078.2

​

1,078.2

​

1,029.0

​

49.2

​

—

​

—

​

—

Accrued expenses

 

953.0

​

953.0

​

953.0

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Total at March 31, 2022

 

7,147.2

 

8,266.3

 

4,295.8

 

1,011.9

 

873.1

 

875.2

 

1,210.3

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total

​

Total

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Carrying

​

Contractual

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Value

​

Cash Flows

​

2022

​

2023

​

2024

​

2025

​

Thereafter

At March 31, 2021

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Long and short term debt and leases:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Fixed rate debt: 1.40%

 

4,428.0

​

4,646.7

​

1,746.7

​

1,022.8

​

894.2

​

85.1

​

897.9

- Floating rate debt: 0.70%

 

815.7

​

834.4

​

50.8

​

26.5

​

5.7

​

751.4

​

—

- Lease liabilities

 

183.1

​

189.0

​

56.3

​

54.6

​

49.7

​

24.5

​

3.9

​

 

5,426.8

 

5,670.1

 

1,853.8

 

1,103.9

 

949.6

 

861.0

 

901.8

Derivative financial instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Currency forward contracts – outflows

 

65.8

​

3,181.9

​

2,718.7

​

428.7

​

8.9

​

22.9

​

2.7

- Currency forward contracts – inflows

​

​

​

(3,117.2)

​

(2,662.8)

​

(418.7)

​

(9.1)

​

(23.8)

​

(2.8)

- Commodity forward contracts

 

19.8

​

19.8

​

19.8

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Trade payables

 

515.9

​

515.9

​

336.0

​

130.0

​

26.8

​

23.1

​

—

Accrued expenses

 

887.3

​

887.3

​

887.3

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Total at March 31, 2021

 

6,915.6

 

7,157.8

 

3,152.8

 

1,243.9

 

976.2

 

883.2

 

901.7

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total

​

Total

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Carrying

​

Contractual

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Value

​

Cash Flows

​

2021

​

2022

​

2023

​

2024

​

Thereafter

At March 31, 2020

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Long term debt and leases:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Fixed rate debt 1.42%

 

2,981.1

 

3,089.8

 

253.8

 

980.6

 

961.1

 

832.0

 

62.3

- Floating rate debt 0.62%

 

984.2

 

1,006.5

 

174.6

​

50.1

 

25.7

 

4.9

 

751.2

- Lease liabilities

​

245.9

 

245.9

 

75.0

​

51.6

 

52.1

 

46.0

 

21.2

​

 

4,211.2

 

4,342.2

 

503.4

 

1,082.3

 

1,038.9

 

882.9

 

834.7

Derivative financial instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Currency forward contracts

 

2.2

 

2.2

 

2.2

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

- Commodity forward contracts

 

1,228.3

 

1,228.3

 

1,047.8

 

180.5

 

—

 

—

 

—

Trade payables

 

1,368.2

 

1,368.2

 

1,368.2

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

Accrued expenses

 

1,553.1

 

1,553.1

 

1,553.1

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

Total at March 31, 2020

 

8,363.0

 

8,494.0

 

4,474.7

 

1,262.8

 

1,038.9

 

882.9

 

834.7

Schedule of derivative financial instruments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

337.5

​

170.1

​

495.3

Fuel and oil operating expenses

105.6

​

(27.0)

​

166.2

GBP currency swaps

—

​

5.4

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

4.5

​

3.0

​

8.0

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

948.7

​

(19.8)

​

(1,228.3)

Net derivative position at year end

1,396.3

​

131.7

​

(558.8)

Schedule of change in gross value used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Change in gross value used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness:

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 

​

2022

​

2021

​

2020

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

(129.8)

​

356.7

​

(170.8)

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(110.5)

​

210.6

​

131.0

GBP currency swap

9.6

​

(5.4)

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(1.4)

​

5.1

​

(3.8)

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(788.8)

​

(1,108.5)

​

271.9

Total

(1,020.9)

​

(541.5)

​

228.3

Schedule of hedged items

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2022

​

Continuing

​

Balance

​

​

​

hedges

​

remaining **

​

Total

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

322.5

​

72.6

​

395.1

Fuel and oil operating expenses

105.6

​

—

​

105.6

GBP currency swaps

—

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(4.3)

​

—

​

(4.3)

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

948.7

​

—

​

948.7

Gross cashflow hedge reserve

1,372.5

​

72.6

​

1,445.1

​

​

​

​

​

​

*Deferred taxes included in Hedge reserve were €150m

** Balance remaining in the cashflow hedge reserve for which hedge accounting is no longer applied

​

At March 31, 2021

​

Continuing

​

Balance

​

​

​

hedges

​

remaining **

​

Total

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

139.7

​

102.3

​

242.0

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(10.6)

​

—

​

(10.6)

GBP currency swaps

5.4

​

—

​

5.4

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(6.1)

​

—

​

(6.1)

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(14.0)

​

—

​

(14.0)

Gross cashflow hedge reserve

114.4

​

102.3

​

216.7

​

​

​

​

​

​

* Deferred taxes included in Hedge reserve were €5m

** Balance remaining in the cashflow hedge reserve for which hedge accounting is no longer applied

​

At March 31, 2020

​

Continuing

​

Balance

​

​

​

hedges

​

remaining **

​

Total

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

406.3

​

47.8

​

454.1

Fuel and oil operating expenses

97.0

​

—

​

97.0

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(2.8)

​

—

​

(2.8)

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(711.8)

​

—

​

(711.8)

Gross cashflow hedge reserve

(211.3)

​

47.8

​

(163.5)

​

​

​

​

​

​

* Deferred taxes included in Hedge reserve were €52m

** Balance remaining in the cashflow hedge reserve for which hedge accounting is no longer applied

Schedule of movement in derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2022

​

Change in

​

Hedge ineffectiveness

​

Reclassified from

​

fair value

​

recognized in

​

hedging reserve

​

recognized in OCI

​

profit or loss*

​

to profit or loss**

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

129.8

​

—

​

—

Fuel and oil operating expenses

110.5

​

—

​

3.2

GBP currency swaps

(9.6)

​

—

​

4.2

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

1.4

​

—

​

0.1

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

788.8

​

—

​

176.5

Total movement in derivative instruments

1,020.9

​

—

​

184.0

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2021

​

Change in

​

Hedge ineffectiveness

​

Reclassified from

​

fair value

​

recognized in

​

hedging reserve

​

recognized in OCI

​

profit or loss*

​

to profit or loss**

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

(356.7)

​

38.4

​

—

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(210.6)

​

(57.1)

​

5.2

GBP currency swaps

5.4

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(5.1)

​

—

​

0.1

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

1,108.5

​

(153.1)

​

(263.5)

Total movement in derivative instruments

541.5

​

(171.8)

​

(258.2)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2020

​

Change in

​

Hedge ineffectiveness

​

Reclassified from

​

fair value

​

recognized in

​

hedging reserve

​

recognized in OCI

​

profit or loss*

​

to profit or loss**

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

170.8

​

40.0

​

—

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(131.0)

​

69.2

​

(7.0)

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

3.8

​

—

​

0.2

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(271.9)

​

(516.4)

​

(254.8)

Total movement in derivative instruments

(228.3)

​

(407.2)

​

(261.6)

​

​

​

​

​

​

* Hedge ineffectiveness is classified within “Finance Expense” on the Consolidated Income Statement

** Reclassified from hedging reserve to income statement – Fuel & Oil Foreign Currency & Commodity are reclassified in Fuel and Oil; Variable rate instruments are reclassified to Finance expense

Schedule of reclassified from other comprehensive income into the income statement

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

​

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

​

​

​

 

€M

 

€M

 

€M

Commodity forward contracts

​

​

 

  

 

  

 

  

Reclassification adjustments for (gains)/losses recognized in fuel and oil operating expenses

​

​

 

176.5

 

(263.5)

 

(254.8)

Interest rate swaps

​

​

 

  

 

  

 

  

Reclassification adjustments for losses recognized in finance expense

​

​

 

0.1

 

0.1

 

0.2

Foreign currency forward contracts

​

​

 

  

 

  

 

  

Reclassification adjustments for losses/(gains) recognized in fuel and oil operating expenses

​

​

 

7.4

 

5.2

 

(7.0)

​

​

​

 

184.0

 

(258.2)

 

(261.6)

Schedule of reclassified from other comprehensive income into the capitalized cost

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

    

2022

    

2021

    

2020

​

 

€M

 

€M

 

€M

Foreign currency forward contracts

 

  

 

  

 

  

Recognized in property plant and equipment – aircraft additions

 

78.1

 

5.0

 

—

​

 

78.1

 

5.0

 

—

Schedule of fair values and notional amounts derivative financial instruments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2022

​

​

2021 

​

​

2020

​

​

Within

​

> 1 Year

​

​

​

​

Within

​

> 1 Year

​

​

​

​

Within

​

> 1 Year

​

​

​

​

1 Year 

​

(non—

​

​

​

​

1 Year 

​

(non—

​

​

​

​

1 Year

​

(non—

​

​

​

​

(current)

​

current)

​

Total

​

​

(current)

​

current)

​

Total

​

​

(current)

​

current)

​

Total

​

   

€M

   

€M

   

€M

  

  

€M

   

€M

   

€M

  

  

€M

   

€M

   

€M

Foreign currency risk notional amounts

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

for effective hedges

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

PP&E — aircraft additions

 

2,082.4

 

2,097.9

 

4,180.3

 

 

1,632.7

 

1,935.7

 

3,568.4

 

 

1,519.8

 

2,763.7

 

4,283.5

Fuel and oil operating expenses

 

2,151.8

 

—

 

2,151.8

 

 

1,202.2

 

—

 

1,202.2

 

 

—

 

1,312.0

 

1,312.0

GBP currency swaps

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

695.3

 

—

 

695.3

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

— Within derivative financial assets

 

313.7

 

160.4

 

474.1

 

 

104.9

 

109.4

 

214.3

 

 

291.2

 

372.5

 

663.7

— Within derivative financial liabilities

 

(31.0)

 

—

 

(31.0)

 

 

(59.4)

 

(6.4)

 

(65.8)

 

 

(2.2)

 

—

 

(2.2)

​

 

282.7

 

160.4

 

443.1

 

 

45.5

 

103.0

 

148.5

 

 

289.0

 

372.5

 

661.5

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest rate risk notional amounts for effective hedges

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Variable—rate instruments

 

12.1

 

31.4

 

43.5

 

 

13.4

 

38.2

 

51.6

 

 

64.8

 

—

 

64.8

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total fair value for all interest rate risk related derivative instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Within derivative financial assets

 

1.9

 

2.5

 

4.4

 

 

1.0

 

2.0

 

3.0

 

 

2.0

 

6.0

 

8.0

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Commodity price risk notional amounts for effective hedges

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

 

1,901.0

 

154.6

 

2,055.6

 

 

577.6

 

—

 

577.6

 

 

—

 

672.7

 

672.7

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total fair value for all commodity fuel & carbon related derivative instruments:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Within derivative financial assets

 

934.1

 

22.2

 

956.3

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

— Within derivative financial liabilities

 

(7.5)

 

—

 

(7.5)

 

 

(19.8)

 

—

 

(19.8)

 

 

(1,047.8)

 

(180.5)

 

(1,230.5)

​

 

926.6

 

22.2

 

948.8

 

 

(19.8)

 

—

 

(19.8)

 

 

(1,047.8)

 

(180.5)

 

(1,230.5)

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Fair values as reported in the consolidated balance sheet

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivative financial assets

 

1,400.4

 

185.1

 

1,585.5

 

 

106.0

 

111.3

 

217.3

 

 

293.2

 

378.5

 

671.7

Derivative financial liabilities

 

(38.6)

 

—

 

(38.6)

 

 

(79.2)

 

(6.4)

 

(85.6)

 

 

(1,050.0)

 

(180.5)

 

(1,230.5)

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative financial assets analyzed between those:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Designated as continuing cash flow hedges

 

1,208.6

 

185.1

 

1,393.7

 

 

72.3

 

98.1

 

170.4

 

 

184.0

 

378.5

 

562.5

— Where hedge accounting is no longer applied

 

41.2

 

—

 

41.2

 

 

33.7

 

13

 

46.9

 

 

109.2

 

—

 

109.2

— Designated as fair value financial instruments

​

150.6

​

—

​

150.6

​

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

 

1,400.4

 

185.1

 

1,585.5

 

 

106.0

 

111.3

 

217.3

 

 

293.2

 

378.5

 

671.7

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​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative financial liabilities analyzed between those:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Designated as continuing cash flow hedges

 

(7.5)

 

—

 

(7.5)

 

 

(36.9)

 

(0.6)

 

(37.5)

 

 

(533.5)

 

(180.5)

 

(714.0)

— Where hedge accounting is no longer applied

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

 

(22.4)

 

—

 

(22.4)

 

 

(516.5)

 

—

 

(516.5)

— Designated as fair value financial instruments

 

(31.1)

 

—

 

(31.1)

 

 

(19.9)

 

(5.8)

 

(25.7)

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

​

 

(38.6)

 

—

 

(38.6)

 

 

(79.2)

 

(6.4)

 

(85.6)

 

 

(1,050.0)

 

(180.5)

 

(1,230.5)