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Tuesday 29 September 2020
Varadkar said he is worried about Cork and Shannon airports bouncing back from Covid.
Ryanair claims the measures amount to international travel restrictions.
Michael O’Leary said the government has ‘mismanaged’ air travel.
CEO Eddie Wilson urged the Irish government to adopt the European Commission’s new system of colour coding.
CEO Eddie Wilson wrote a memo to Ryanair crew at the two airports today.
A suspicious object left in the toilet was found to be a mobile phone.
The flight to Pisa was then delayed by 80 minutes to allow parts of the plane to be disinfected.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
The airline also took aim at the Irish government over the operation of the Green List.
Residents in the three counties have been told they should not leave unless it is essential travel.
Ryanair said in a statement that the claims made by ENAC are “factually incorrect”.
Ryanair claims that the Covid-19 restrictions are unlawful.
Ryanair is taking the action aimed at setting aside the so-called green list published by government.
Doyle said the pandemic has had a catastrophic effect on the airline industry.
Passenger numbers at the airline fell by 99% during its first three months of the year.
It is the second similar threat against a Ryanair flight in a week.
The cut for August and September comes less than two weeks after Ryanair ramped up its flights for the summer.
Essex Police found nothing suspicious on board following “reports of a security alert”.
The new Minister for Transport said the regulations to protect airline customers weren’t made to cope with a global pandemic.
Pilots at the airline have accepted a 20% pay cut to “minimise job losses”.
People who booked flights in July could be left out of pocket if they cancel.
Ryanair will now operate more than 1,000 flights per day.
Ryanair said that customers “will be refunded in due course, once this unprecedented crisis is over”.
Michael O’Leary called for the government to halt the new regulation.
The low-cost airline is preparing to lose €200 million in the first quarter as a result of Covid-19.
The job losses will be at the company’s bases in Dublin, Stansted, Madrid and Wroclaw.
Ryanair’s Eddie Wilson said that leaving the middle seat empty “isn’t based on any scientific evidence”.
The cuts will be focused on pilot and cabin crew jobs.
The Taoiseach has said passengers are entitled to cash refunds.
A joint letter has called on the commission to temporarily change the law around airline refunds.
An Italian watchdog had claimed Ryanair’s practices misled consumers and distorted competition with other airlines.
The Ryanair Executive laid out plans for the airline’s recovery including plans to run 40% of flights in July.
The company said that the number of passengers it carried in March was 48% lower than the same month last year.
The airline will operate 13 daily or weekly routes from Dublin.
Ryanair has offered its planes for rescue flights and for the transport of medicine.
The airline is asking customers not to phone its call centres.
The airline expects most of its planes to be grounded in 7-10 days.
Spain is the worst-hit country in Europe after Italy.
The airline has said it will contact affected passengers in the wake of the measure.
The Aer Lingus suspension kicks in tomorow, while Ryanair’s will be in place from midnight 13 March.
The cancellations will occur between Tuesday 17 March and Wednesday 8 April.
ENGLAND HAS INTRODUCED new rules that could see people receive fines of up to £10,000 if they fail to self-isolate.
This means that anyone who has tested positive or has been a close contact of a Covid-19 case and fails to quarantine could receive a hefty penalty.
There have been some calls for a similar system here too, to prevent the spread of the virus and to stop any flouting of rules.
So today we want to know: Should people who fail to self-isolate be fined?
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