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Ryanair announces it will resume regular flights only in July, announces flight changes during travel, communication with Lithuania is not yet planned.
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The Financial Times said Tuesday that Ryanair will only be able to operate normally in the United Kingdom once restrictions on international travel are lifted and airports are prepared for new requirements to stop the spread of the virus.
The company’s decision is also believed to have been prompted by an order from the UK government to all people entering the country. spend 14 days in self-isolation.
“We currently expect regular flights to return in July.
We support the action of the governments of the European Union to combat the virus and we believe that there is a coordinated plan to lift travel restrictions and return flights as soon as Covid-19 is defeated.
We hope this happens soon, “says the official Ryanair website.
Europe’s largest low-cost airline expects to renew 40% from July 1. flights, and that number will double in September.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, Ryanair operated about 1,000 flights a day.
Company chief Michael O’Leary agrees that he will have to limit the number of passengers in aircraft cabins, although he has previously cursed proposals to seat people during flights, leaving spaces in lines. central seats.
Ryanair’s new policy is also being clarified: boarding tickets will have to be downloaded to phones, fewer items will be allowed in the company cabin, and queuing in the toilets during the flight will not be possible: the crew member who Accompanying passengers must be notified.
People arriving at UK airports will need to monitor their body temperature and wear face masks both inside the terminal and on the plane.
Due to the new requirements, the inspection of passengers at airports may be longer than before, which requires arriving long before the flight. High body temperature can be a good reason to prevent people from traveling.
Ryanair currently operates only around 30 flights per day, with travel allowed between the UK and various European countries until May 28.
Other airlines are also in no hurry to get back on track: Wizzair has resumed several flights from the UK, but lack of information hampers other steps: Joseph Varadis, the company’s chief, told Reuters on Monday that the recovery was hampered by the decision from the UK government on compulsory self-isolation. .
It is not yet clear if these companies will fly from the UK to Lithuania in the near future.
“Air Baltic and Wizzair have submitted requests to renew scheduled flights between Lithuania and the UK. The requests are being processed by the Lithuanian authorities, at this time we cannot indicate when the resumption of flights is expected,” the Department responded Tuesday. of Communication and Cultural Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Relations to the ANGLIJA portal.
So far, only Lufthansa (Vilnius-Frankfurt-Vilnius) and Air Baltic (Vilnius-Riga-Vilnius) aircraft have been able to fly to and from Lithuania this week.
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