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Financial instruments - Fair values and risk management (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Financial instruments - Fair values and risk management  
Schedule of carrying value of financial assets by class and measurement category

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Assets at

​

Cash-

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

 Hedges

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

    

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2024

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash and cash equivalents

 

3,875.4

 

—

​

—

 

3,875.4

 

—

Financial asset: cash > 3 months

 

237.8

 

—

​

—

 

237.8

 

—

Restricted cash

 

6.4

 

—

​

—

 

6.4

 

—

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

- U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

147.2

​

—

 

147.2

 

147.2

- Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

205.6

​

—

 

205.6

 

205.6

Trade receivables

 

76.4

 

—

​

—

 

76.4

 

—

Total financial assets at March 31, 2024

 

4,196.0

 

352.8

​

—

 

4,548.8

 

352.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Assets at

​

Cash-

​

Fair value

​

Total

​

​

​

​

Amortized

​

Flow

​

through

​

Carrying

​

Total Fair

​

​

Cost

​

 Hedges 

​

Profit & Loss

​

Value

​

Value

​

    

€M

    

€M

​

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2023

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Cash and cash equivalents

 

3,599.3

 

—

​

—

 

3,599.3

 

—

Financial asset: cash > 3 months

 

1,056.2

 

—

​

—

 

1,056.2

 

—

Restricted cash

 

19.5

 

—

​

—

 

19.5

 

—

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

- U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

279.4

​

—

 

279.4

 

279.4

- Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

​

—

 

49.6

​

—

 

49.6

 

49.6

- Jet fuel options

​

—

 

14.1

​

—

 

14.1

 

14.1

- Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

3.6

​

—

 

3.6

 

3.6

Trade receivables

 

59.7

 

—

​

—

 

59.7

 

—

Total financial assets at March 31, 2023

 

4,734.7

 

346.7

​

—

 

5,081.4

 

346.7

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Assets at

​

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

Trade receivables

 

43.5

 

—

​

—

 

43.5

 

—

Total financial assets at March 31, 2022

 

3,669.3

 

1,435.0

​

150.5

 

5,254.8

 

1,585.5

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, 2024

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current maturities of debt

 

50.0

​

—

​

—

​

50.0

​

50.0

Non-current maturities of debt

​

2,532.2

​

—

​

—

​

2,532.2

​

2,460.3

Derivative financial instruments:

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

-U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

​

3.3

​

—

​

3.3

​

3.3

-Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

​

178.8

​

—

​

178.8

​

178.8

Trade payables (Current)

​

792.2

​

—

​

—

​

792.2

​

—

Accrued expenses

 

1,603.1

​

—

​

—

​

1,603.1

​

—

Total financial liabilities at March 31, 2024

 

4,977.5

 

182.1

​

—

 

5,159.6

 

2,692.4

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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, 2023

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Current maturities of debt

 

1,056.7

​

—

​

—

​

1,056.7

​

1,051.7

Non-current maturities of debt

​

2,853.2

​

—

​

—

​

2,853.2

​

2,740.7

Derivative financial instruments:

 

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

-U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

​

48.0

​

—

​

48.0

​

48.0

-Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

​

349.8

​

—

​

349.8

​

349.8

Trade payables (Current)

 

1,065.5

​

—

​

—

​

1,065.5

​

—

Accrued expenses

 

1,276.6

​

—

​

—

​

1,276.6

​

—

Total financial liabilities at March 31, 2023

 

6,252.0

 

397.8

​

—

 

6,649.8

 

4,190.2

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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 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

Schedule of estimated fair values

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Level 1

​

Level 2

​

Level 3

​

Total

​

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2024

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative assets measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

147.2

 

—

 

147.2

Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

205.6

 

—

 

205.6

​

 

—

 

352.8

 

—

 

352.8

Derivative liabilities measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. currency forward contracts

 

—

 

3.3

 

—

 

3.3

Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

178.8

 

—

 

178.8

​

 

—

 

182.1

 

—

 

182.1

Financial liabilities not measured at fair value

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Debt

 

—

 

2,510.3

 

—

 

2,510.3

Non-current trade payables

​

—

​

—

 

—

 

—

​

​

—

​

2,510.3

​

—

​

2,510.3

Total

 

—

 

3,045.2

 

—

 

3,045.2

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Level 1

​

Level 2

​

Level 3

​

Total

​

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

At March 31, 2023

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative assets measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. dollar currency forward contracts

 

—

 

279.4

 

—

 

279.4

Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

3.6

 

—

 

3.6

Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

63.7

 

—

 

63.7

​

 

—

 

346.7

 

—

 

346.7

Derivative liabilities measured at fair value for risk management purposes

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

U.S. currency forward contracts

 

—

 

48.0

 

—

 

48.0

Jet fuel & carbon derivative contracts

 

—

 

349.8

 

—

 

349.8

​

 

—

 

397.8

 

—

 

397.8

Financial liabilities not measured at fair value

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Debt

 

—

 

3,792.4

 

—

 

3,792.4

Non-current trade payables

​

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

​

​

—

​

3,792.4

​

—

​

3,792.4

​

 

—

 

4,536.9

 

—

 

4,536.9

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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

Jet fuel derivative contracts

 

—

 

1,106.8

 

—

 

1,106.8

Cross-currency swaps

 

—

 

4.6

 

—

 

4.6

​

 

—

 

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 derivative contracts

 

—

 

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

Schedule of monetary assets

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2024

​

2023

​

2022

​

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

GBP

​

U.S.$

​

Euro €

​

    

£M

    

$M

    

€M

    

£M

    

$M

    

€M

    

£M

    

$M

    

€M

Monetary assets

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

UK pounds sterling cash and liquid resources

 

55.6

​

—

 

65.1

 

78.1

​

—

 

88.8

 

28.3

​

—

 

33.6

U.S. Dollar cash and liquid resources

 

—

​

785.5

 

727.8

 

—

​

671.3

 

619.3

 

—

​

386.8

 

349.6

​

 

55.6

​

785.5

 

792.9

 

78.1

​

671.3

 

708.1

 

28.3

​

386.8

 

383.2

Schedule of monetary liabilities

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2024

​

2023

​

2022

​

​

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*

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

280.8

​

259.1

​

—

​

311.3

​

281.3

Pre-delivery payments due to Boeing

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

669.2

​

617.4

​

—

​

296.2

​

267.7

​

​

—

​

—

 

—

​

—

​

950.0

 

876.5

​

—

​

607.5

 

549.0

Schedule of exchange rates

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

€

​

£

​

$

March 31, 2022

​

1.0000

​

0.8422

​

1.1065

March 31, 2023

​

1.0000

​

0.8791

​

1.0839

March 31, 2024

​

1.0000

​

0.8548

​

1.0793

Schedule of notional amounts of currency forward contracts

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

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2024

​

2023

​

2022

​

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Within Year 1

​

4,403.6

​

5,873.1

​

4,607.7

Greater than 1 Year

​

447.9

​

1,203.5

​

2,097.8

Total

​

4,851.5

​

7,076.6

​

6,705.5

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

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2029 -

​

​

​

​

rate

​

2025

​

2026

​

2027

​

2028

​

2031

​

Total

At March 31, 2024

    

(%)

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Fixed rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured debt

 

​

​

​

 

​

​

​

 

​

 

​

 

​

Unsecured debt

 

1.67%

​

50.0

​

843.4

 

1,198.8

 

—

 

—

 

2,092.2

Debt

 

1.67%

​

50.0

 

843.4

 

1,198.8

 

—

 

—

 

2,092.2

Lease liabilities - right of use

​

4.43%

​

39.4

​

31.9

​

32.1

​

32.7

​

28.5

​

164.6

Total fixed rate debt

 

  

 

89.4

 

875.3

 

1,230.9

 

32.7

 

28.5

 

2,256.8

Floating rate

 

​

​

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Unsecured long term debt

​

4.30%

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

490.0

​

490.0

Total floating rate debt

 

4.30%

​

—

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

490.0

 

490.0

Total financial liabilities

 

  

 

89.4

 

875.3

 

1,230.9

 

32.7

 

518.5

 

2,746.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Weighted

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

average

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

2028 -

​

​

​

​

rate

​

2024

​

2025

​

2026

​

2027

​

2031

​

Total

At March 31, 2023

    

(%)

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Fixed rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Secured debt

 

2.43%

​

16.2

 

12.3

​

—

 

—

 

—

 

28.5

Unsecured debt

 

1.39%

​

1,040.5

*

46.0

 

846.1

 

1,198.8

 

—

 

3,131.4

Debt

 

1.39%

​

1,056.7

 

58.3

 

846.1

 

1,198.8

 

—

 

3,159.9

Lease liabilities - right of use

​

4.37%

​

43.2

​

38.4

​

31.8

​

32.2

​

60.7

​

206.3

Total fixed rate debt

 

  

 

1,099.9

 

96.7

 

877.9

 

1,231.0

 

60.7

 

3,366.2

Floating rate

 

​

​

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Unsecured long term debt

​

3.45%

​

—

​

750.0

**

—

​

—

​

—

​

750.0

Total floating rate debt

 

3.45%

​

—

 

750.0

 

—

 

—

 

—

 

750.0

Total financial liabilities

 

  

 

1,099.9

 

846.7

 

877.9

 

1,231.0

 

60.7

 

4,116.2

* Includes promissory notes amounting to approx. €230m

** Refinanced post year end (May 2023) with unsecured RCF at lower margin maturing May 2028

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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 long term 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 approx. €226m

Schedule of significant cash balances invested on short term basis

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2024

​

2023

​

2022

​

​

Within

​

Within

​

Within

​

​

1 year

​

1 year

​

1 year

Financial assets

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Cash and cash equivalents

 

3,875.4

 

3,599.3

 

2,669.0

Cash > 3 months

 

237.8

 

1,056.2

 

934.1

Restricted cash

 

6.4

 

19.5

 

22.7

Total financial assets

 

4,119.6

 

4,675.0

 

3,625.8

Schedule of maturities of contractual cash flows of financial liabilities

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total

​

Total

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Carrying

​

Contractual

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Value

​

Cash Flows

​

2025

​

2026

​

2027

​

2028

​

Thereafter

At March 31, 2024

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Long and short term debt and leases:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Fixed rate debt: 1.67%

 

2,092.2

​

2,172.7

​

85.0

​

878.3

​

1,209.4

​

—

​

—

- Floating rate debt: 4.30%

 

490.0

​

579.2

​

21.2

​

21.3

​

21.3

​

21.5

​

493.9

- Lease liabilities

 

164.6

​

183.1

​

45.5

​

37.1

​

36.1

​

34.9

​

29.5

​

 

2,746.8

 

2,935.0

 

151.7

 

936.7

 

1,266.8

 

56.4

 

523.4

Derivative financial instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Currency forward contracts – outflows

 

3.3

​

188.3

​

7.0

​

10.6

​

10.0

​

133.6

​

27.1

- Currency forward contracts – inflows

​

—

​

(195.0)

​

(7.0)

​

(10.7)

​

(10.2)

​

(138.5)

​

(28.6)

- Commodity forward contracts

 

178.8

​

178.8

​

178.8

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Trade payables

 

792.2

​

792.2

​

792.2

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Accrued expenses

 

1,603.1

​

1,603.1

​

1,603.1

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Total at March 31, 2024

 

5,324.2

 

5,502.4

 

2,725.8

 

936.6

 

1,266.6

 

51.5

 

521.9

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total

​

Total

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Carrying

​

Contractual

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Value

​

Cash Flows

​

2024

​

2025

​

2026

​

2027

​

Thereafter

At March 31, 2023

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

    

€M

Long and short term debt and leases:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Fixed rate debt: 1.39%

 

3,159.9

​

3,284.4

​

1,100.6

​

93.5

​

881.0

​

1,209.3

​

—

- Floating rate debt: 3.45%

 

750.0

​

782.3

​

25.9

​

756.4

​

—

​

—

​

—

- Lease liabilities

 

206.3

​

233.4

​

51.1

​

45.0

​

37.0

​

35.9

​

64.4

​

 

4,116.2

 

4,300.1

 

1,177.6

 

894.9

 

918.0

 

1,245.2

 

64.4

Derivative financial instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

- Currency forward contracts – outflows

 

48.0

​

3,658.2

​

3,281.4

​

245.1

​

10.6

​

10.0

​

111.1

- Currency forward contracts – inflows

​

—

​

(3,645.4)

​

(3,263.2)

​

(246.9)

​

(10.7)

​

(10.2)

​

(114.4)

- Commodity forward contracts

 

349.8

​

349.8

​

341.8

​

8.0

​

—

​

—

​

—

Trade payables

 

1,065.5

​

1,065.5

​

1,065.5

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Accrued expenses

 

1,276.6

​

1,276.6

​

1,276.6

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

—

Total at March 31, 2023

 

6,856.1

 

7,004.8

 

3,879.7

 

901.1

 

917.9

 

1,245.0

 

61.1

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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

 

7,338.9

 

3,368.4

 

1,011.9

 

873.1

 

875.2

 

1,210.3

Schedule of derivative financial instruments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative financial instruments:

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 

​

2024

​

2023

​

2022

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

60.3

​

269.6

​

337.5

Fuel and oil operating expenses

83.6

​

(38.2)

​

105.6

GBP currency swaps

—

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

—

​

3.6

​

4.5

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

26.8

​

(286.1)

​

948.7

Net derivative position at year end

170.7

​

(51.1)

​

1,396.3

Schedule of change in gross value used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Change in gross value used for calculating hedge ineffectiveness:

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 

​

2024

​

2023

​

2022

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

515.0

​

407.0

​

(129.8)

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(117.7)

​

405.1

​

(110.5)

GBP currency swap

—

​

—

​

9.6

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

—

​

3.8

​

(1.4)

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(398.8)

​

2,806.5

​

(788.8)

Total

(1.5)

​

3,622.4

​

(1,020.9)

Schedule of hedged items

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2024

​

Continuing

​

Balance

​

​

​

hedges

​

remaining **

​

Total

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

(30.0)

​

(142.6)

​

(172.6)

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(83.7)

​

—

​

(83.7)

GBP currency swaps

—

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

—

​

—

​

—

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(26.8)

​

—

​

(26.8)

Gross cashflow hedge reserve

(140.5)

​

(142.6)

​

(283.1)

​

​

​

​

​

​

*Deferred taxes included in Hedge reserve were €17m

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

​

At March 31, 2023

​

Continuing

​

Balance

​

​

​

hedges

​

remaining **

​

Total

​

€M

​

€M

​

€M

Foreign currency risk

​

​

​

​

​

Property, plant and equipment - aircraft additions

265.6

​

83.1

​

348.7

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(38.2)

​

—

​

(38.2)

GBP currency swaps

—

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(6.6)

​

—

​

(6.6)

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(300.1)

​

—

​

(300.1)

Gross cashflow hedge reserve

(79.3)

​

83.1

​

3.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

*Deferred taxes included in Hedge reserve were €28m

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

​

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

​

​

​

​

​

Schedule of movement in derivative financial instruments designated as hedging instruments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2024

​

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

515.0

​

—

​

—

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(117.7)

​

—

​

(4.2)

GBP currency swaps

—

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

—

​

—

​

3.6

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(398.8)

​

—

​

71.8

Total movement in derivative instruments

(1.5)

​

—

​

71.2

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31, 2023

​

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

(407.0)

​

—

​

—

Fuel and oil operating expenses

(405.1)

​

—

​

261.2

GBP currency swaps

—

​

—

​

—

Interest rate risk

​

​

​

​

​

Variable-rate instruments

(3.8)

​

—

​

2.9

Commodity price risk

​

​

​

​

​

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

(2,806.5)

​

—

​

1,557.5

Total movement in derivative instruments

(3,622.4)

​

—

​

1,821.6

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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

​

​

​

​

​

​

* 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,

​

​

​

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

​

​

​

 

€M

 

€M

 

€M

Commodity forward contracts

​

​

 

  

 

  

 

  

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

​

​

 

71.8

 

1,557.5

 

176.5

Interest rate swaps

​

​

 

​

 

​

 

  

Reclassification adjustments for losses recognized in finance expense

​

​

 

3.6

 

2.9

 

0.1

Foreign currency forward contracts

​

​

 

​

 

​

 

  

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

​

​

 

(4.2)

 

261.2

 

7.4

​

​

​

 

71.2

 

1,821.6

 

184.0

Schedule of reclassified from other comprehensive income into the capitalized cost

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

​

    

2024

    

2023

    

2022

​

​

​

 

€M

 

€M

 

€M

Foreign currency forward contracts

​

​

 

  

 

  

 

  

Recognized in property plant and equipment – aircraft additions

​

​

 

(305.7)

 

(308.1)

 

78.1

​

​

​

 

(305.7)

 

(308.1)

 

78.1

Schedule of fair values and notional amounts derivative financial instruments

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

At March 31,

​

​

2024

​

​

2023

​

​

2022

​

​

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

 

494.0

​

24.1

​

518.1

 

 

1,893.6

​

411.9

 

2,305.5

 

 

2,082.4

 

2,097.9

 

4,180.3

Fuel and oil operating expenses

 

3,701.7

​

423.7

​

4,125.4

 

 

3,979.4

​

791.6

 

4,771.0

 

 

2,151.8

 

—

 

2,151.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

— Within derivative financial assets

 

144.0

​

3.2

​

147.2

 

 

226.2

​

53.2

 

279.4

 

 

313.7

 

160.4

 

474.1

— Within derivative financial liabilities

 

—

​

(3.3)

​

(3.3)

 

 

(44.9)

​

(3.1)

 

(48.0)

 

 

(31.0)

 

—

 

(31.0)

​

 

144.0

 

(0.1)

 

143.9

 

 

181.3

 

50.1

 

231.4

 

 

282.7

 

160.4

 

443.1

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Interest rate risk notional amounts for effective hedges

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Variable—rate instruments

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

 

16.4

​

15.6

 

32.0

 

 

12.1

 

31.4

 

43.5

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Total fair value for all interest rate risk related derivative instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Within derivative financial assets

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

 

2.2

​

1.4

 

3.6

 

 

1.9

 

2.5

 

4.4

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Commodity price risk notional amounts for effective hedges

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Fuel and carbon operating expenses

 

3,713.8

​

2.2

​

3,716.0

 

 

3,504.5

​

310.5

 

3,815.0

 

 

1,901.0

 

154.6

 

2,055.6

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

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

 

  

 

  

​

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Within derivative financial assets

 

205.5

​

0.1

​

205.6

 

 

63.7

​

—

 

63.7

 

 

934.1

 

22.2

 

956.3

— Within derivative financial liabilities

 

(178.0)

​

(0.8)

​

(178.8)

 

 

(341.7)

​

(8.1)

 

(349.8)

 

 

(7.5)

 

—

 

(7.5)

​

 

27.5

 

(0.7)

 

26.8

 

 

(278.0)

 

(8.1)

 

(286.1)

 

 

926.6

 

22.2

 

948.8

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Fair values as reported in the consolidated balance sheet

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Derivative financial assets

 

349.5

​

3.3

​

352.8

 

 

292.1

​

54.6

 

346.7

 

 

1,400.4

 

185.1

 

1,585.5

Derivative financial liabilities

 

(178.0)

​

(4.1)

​

(182.1)

 

 

(386.6)

​

(11.2)

 

(397.8)

 

 

(38.6)

 

—

 

(38.6)

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative financial assets analyzed between those:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Designated as continuing cash flow hedges

 

322.6

​

3.3

​

325.9

 

 

292.1

​

54.6

 

346.7

 

 

1,208.6

 

185.1

 

1,393.7

— Where hedge accounting is no longer applied

 

26.9

​

—

​

26.9

 

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

 

41.2

 

—

 

41.2

— Designated as fair value financial instruments

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

​

—

​

—

​

—

​

​

150.6

​

—

​

150.6

​

 

349.5

 

3.3

 

352.8

 

 

292.1

 

54.6

 

346.7

 

 

1,400.4

 

185.1

 

1,585.5

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

​

Derivative financial liabilities analyzed between those:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

— Designated as continuing cash flow hedges

 

(178.0)

​

(4.1)

​

(182.1)

 

 

(386.6)

​

(11.2)

 

(397.8)

 

 

(7.5)

 

—

 

(7.5)

— Where hedge accounting is no longer applied

 

—

​

—

​

—

 

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

 

—

 

—

 

—

— Designated as fair value financial instruments

 

—

​

—

​

—

 

 

—

​

—

 

—

 

 

(31.1)

 

—

 

(31.1)

​

 

(178.0)

 

(4.1)

 

(182.1)

 

 

(386.6)

 

(11.2)

 

(397.8)

 

 

(38.6)

 

—

 

(38.6)