LONDON, June 8 — Ryanair will not cancel British flights despite today’s start of what the boss of Europe’s biggest budget airline called a “rubbish” 14-day quarantine for international arrivals. Ryanair, easyJet and BA-owner IAG have threatened legal action over the quarantine, which...
A Ryanair airplane takes off from Palma de Mallorca airport in the Spanish island of Mallorca, Spain, July 21, 2018. — Reuters pic
Asked by BBC Radio whether Ryanair would cancel July and August flights if the quarantine remained in place, group CEO Michael O’Leary said: “No, because the flights are full outbound of the UK. British people are ignoring this quarantine, they know it’s rubbish.” There were 41 million visits to the UK in 2019, according to the national tourism agency, with visitors spending £28 billion and supporting millions of jobs.
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