Ryanair says it plans to return to 40% of normal flight schedules from July 1st, subject to government restrictions being lifted.
Since the Covid-19 flight restrictions in mid-March, the airline has been operating a skeleton daily schedule of 30 flights between Ireland, the UK and Europe
But from Wednesday July 1st the airline plans to operate a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, restoring 90% of its pre-Covid-19 route network.
New measures will be in place when more frequent flying resumes. These include fewer checked bags, checking in online and downloading boarding passes to phones.
Passengers will undergo temperature checks at the airport and face masks or coverings will be mandatory.
In preparation for our return to flying, we’re bringing in new measures to help protect the health of our passengers and staff pic.twitter.com/NY5iGlWh5U
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) May 11, 2020
On board its aircraft, Ryanair cabin crew will also wear face masks or coverings and a limited in-flight service will be offered of pre-packaged snacks and drinks, but no cash sales.
Queuing for toilets will also be prohibited on board and toilet access will be made available to individual passengers upon request.
Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said;
"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. As already shown in Asia, temperature checks and face masks/coverings are the most effective way to achieve this on short haul (1 hour) within Europe’s single market."
