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Ryanair’s O’Leary Calls U.K. Quarantine Nonsense, Plans Restart

Low-cost airline plans to resume 40% of flights in July
Carrier predicts public will ‘largely ignore’ U.K. quarantine

Ryanair Holdings Plc aircraft stand on the tarmac at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, U.K., on May 1. — Ryanair Holdings Plc aircraft stand on the tarmac at London Stansted Airport in Stansted, U.K., on May 1.
Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg

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By Siddharth Philip

May 12, 2020 at 7:02 AM UTC

Updated on

May 12, 2020 at 3:04 PM UTC

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Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary called the U.K.’s intention to quarantine visitors for 14 days “nonsense,” and said the carrier may resume as many as 70% of its flights by September.