The low-cost Irish airline Ryanair says its profit before tax of €2.1 billion ($2.3 billion) dropped for the first half of the year. This is lower than the €2.5 billion seen in the same period a year ago, primarily affected by lower airfares. Total revenue for the first half rose by 1% to €8.69 billion. Scheduled revenue fell by 2% to €5.95 billion. Factors impacting these figures included the shift of half of Easter into the previous year’s fourth quarter and out of the first quarter, consumer spending pressures driven by higher interest rates and inflation reduction efforts, and a decrease i…