BRUSSELS, May 7 (Reuters) - Ticket fare prices this summer are likely going to be lower than previously expected, Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary told reporters in Brussels on Tuesday.

"Looking at summer ... We thought pricing would be up 5-10%. We're heading to flat (pricing year-on-year) to 5% up, which is surprising with a lot of the Airbus fleet grounded for maintenance," he said. (Reporting by Julia Payne, Writing by Joanna Plucinska Editing by Tomasz Janowski)