Ryanair boss blasts government lockdowns as ‘FAILURE’ after air traffic plummets 80%

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“It is clear that air travel is in the frontline of this pandemic … And we think the only way out of this is for governments, the British, the Irish and other European governments, to introduce pre-departure testing,” O’Leary said.

According to Ryanair air travel in Europe is expected to remain subdued for the next few years. O’Leary said that there will be “a core amount of essential travel that will take place this winter, but fundamentally we are talking about a number that is less than a third of our normal.”

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