VIDEO: Ryanair detail new measures to "protect guests' health, prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to Keep Europe Flying and Healthy"

After yesterday’s announcement from Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fairs airline, that they plan to restore 40 per cent of scheduled flights from July 1 – subject to Government restrictions on intra-EU flights being lifted, they have now detailed some of the new public health measures that are being put in place at airports and on their aircraft to ‘protect our guests’ health and prevent the spread of Covid-19.’

The Irish carrier said, “Have peace of mind, knowing new safety measures will be in place to help prevent the spread of Covid-19.”

Before you fly

Check-in online, download your boarding pass and where possible choose Priority & 2 Cabin Bags to keep your luggage with you.
Remember to check your temperature before travelling. It may be checked again at the airport. If you do not pass this, you will be asked to return home.
Wear a face mask/covering at all times, both in the airport and onboard your flight.

At the airport

If you are checking a bag, use our automated kiosk and deposit your bag at the bag drop desk.
Use Fast Track where possible to limit your queuing time at security.
Make sure to use hand sanitiser or hand wash as you pass through the airport, and where possible maintain some distance from other passengers.

When boarding

Please don’t queue at boarding gates as priority passengers will be boarded first. There should be no dwelling in boarding stairwells or air bridges.
Have your passport open and scan your boarding pass to limit your contact.
Keep your face mask/covering on at all times. Our crew will also be wearing face masks.

Onboard

All our aircraft are professionally cleaned and disinfected on a daily basis which is effective for over 24 hours.
Our aircraft are fitted with state of the art air filtration systems which operate to hospital standards.
We will have a limited inflight service onboard our flights, consisting of wrapped snacks and drinks and sales will be cashless to limit physical contact.

When you land

On arrival, please keep your face mask on until you have left the airport terminal. Try to maintain social distancing as you pass through the airport and at the baggage carousel if you are collecting a bag.

Ryanair say they will operate a daily flight schedule of almost 1,000 flights, restoring 90 per cent of its pre-COVID-19 route network. Since the introduction of coronavirus flight restrictions in mid-March, Ryanair has been operating a skeleton daily schedule of 30 flights between Ireland, the UK and Europe.

From July, Ryanair will restart flying from most of its 80 bases across Europe. There will be fewer daily/weekly frequencies on trunk routes, as Ryanair works to restore some services on the widest number of routes, rather than operating high-frequency services on a small number.

Ryanair’s CEO Eddie Wilson said: “It is important for our customers and our people that we return to some normal schedules from 1 July onwards. Governments around Europe have implemented a 4-month lockdown to limit the spread of the Covid-19 virus. After 4 months, it is time to get Europe flying again so we can reunite friends and families, allow people to return to work, and restart Europe’s tourism industry, which provides so many millions of jobs.

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.”