Ryanair will operate ‘few, if any’ flights to and from Ireland and the UK from January 21

RYANAIR HAS SAID that it will operate “few if any flights” to and from the UK and Ireland from January 21, after further restrictions were placed in the countries.

The airline said the new restrictions meant it would “significantly reduce its flight schedules” starting Thursday, January 21.

It expects to carry fewer than 1.25 million passengers this month and said traffic could drop to 500,000 passengers in February and March.

“Ryanair will significantly cut its flight schedules from Thursday January 21st, resulting in few, if any, flights being operated to / from Ireland or the UK from the end of January until these are eliminated. draconian travel restrictions, “the company said in a statement.

He added: “All customers affected by these additional flight cancellations and other travel restrictions will receive emails informing them of their free move-in rights and / or refunds later today.”

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson spoke on RTÉ’s Today show with Claire Byrne, saying that Ryanair will “comply” with the strictest government restrictions, but criticized fluctuating closures and open travel between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

In its statement, Ryanair further criticized the government for keeping the border with NI open, while heavily restricting flights to other countries.

Ryanair said it could lose passengers due to what it described as “draconian” restrictions that remain in place.

Today he revealed to shareholders that he expects to have transported between 26 and 30 million passengers in the 12 months to March, which makes up the company’s fiscal year.

It’s down from their previous estimates of less than 35 million passengers.

However, the company said it does not expect a material impact on its net loss for the year, because many of the canceled flights would have had losses anyway.

– With report by Orla Dwyer