Ryanair says it plans to cut up to 1,000 flights between Ireland and the UK during the months of August and September because of the ongoing travel restrictions.
The airline claimed this would result in over 200,000 lost passengers in Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry airports. It again criticised the ongoing quarantine restrictions here which require passengers arriving into Ireland to fill in a locator form saying where they intend to spend the following fortnight self-isolating.
It said the restrictions remain despite the UK and Northern Ireland opening up air bridges to most EU countries last week and the border between Ireland and the north remaining open.