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Ryanair says it plans to return to 40% of normal flight times starting Wednesday, July 1, subject to government restrictions being lifted.
The airline will operate a daily flight schedule of nearly 1,000 flights, restoring 90% of its pre-Covid-19 route network.
Since the Covid-19 flight restrictions in mid-March, Ryanair has been operating a daily skeleton schedule of 30 flights between Ireland, the UK and Europe.
New measures will be implemented when the most frequent flight resumes.
These include fewer checked bags, checking in online, and downloading boarding passes on a passenger smartphone.
Passengers will undergo temperature controls at the airport and face masks or covers will be required.
Aboard your aircraft, Ryanair cabin crew will also be wearing face masks / covers and limited service will be offered on board pre-packaged snacks and beverages, but no cash sales.
Queues for toilets will also be prohibited on board and access to the toilet will be available to individual passengers upon request.
While EU states emerge from their respective blockades, Ryanair will require all passengers flying in July and August to fill in details of how long their planned visit will take and their address while visiting another EU country.
This contact information will be provided to EU governments to help them monitor the privacy regulations that require visitors on flights within the EU.
“Ryanair will work closely with public health authorities to ensure that these flights comply, where possible, with effective measures to limit the spread of Covid-19,” said Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson.
“As already shown in Asia, temperature controls and face masks / covers are the most effective way to achieve this in the short term (1 hour) in the single market in Europe.”
Chief Michael O’Leary predicts that summer flights will be 50-60% full.
“It is below our normal rate, but it is important that we get the business up and running again and give people a vacation before schools restart in September.”
Ryanair has released a ‘return to flight’ video to explain its new policy.
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