Ryanair will freeze wages and reduce hiring to offset a €2 billion rise in jet fuel costs next year, the Financial Times writes. The company plans to raise ticket prices by double digits and halve the rate of new aircraft deliveries - from 30 to 15 per year. Against the background of the conflict in the Middle East, the company's pre-tax profit in the months of April-September fell by 16%, to 2.4 billion euros.