RYANAIR has slashed a third of its flights in January due to Omicron. The budget airline has revealed the new Covid variant and travel restrictions across Europe have prompted it to cancel flights.…
A spokesman said: "In light of the current uncertainty about the Omicron variant and intra Europe travel restrictions, no schedule cutbacks have yet been decided for February or March 2022.
"These schedules will be revisited in January as more scientific information becomes available on the Omicron variant, its impact on hospitalisations, European population and/or travel restrictions in February or March." Ryanair is not the only airline that has cancelled flights amid reduced demand for air travel caused by the pandemic.The decision has affected both domestic routes like London to Belfast and transcontinental flights like London to Cape Town. Affected passengers will be able to receive a full refund or swap flights.
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