Ryanair hopes to fly up to 70% of 2019 passenger numbers this summer, thanks to Covid-19 vaccines and more coronavirus testing, group CEO Michael O'Leary said.
This is provided travellers who have been vaccinated or had negative tests are made exempt from quarantine rules, he added. Speaking before a British parliamentary committee today, Ryanair Group chief executive Michael O'Leary also warned that a mooted government vaccine passport is unlikely to be ready in time for the peak holiday season. "We would be hopeful that we could fly maybe 60, 70% of our normal traffic volumes during the peak summer months - June, July, August and September," he said. "That's about as optimistic as its going to get," he added.