Ryanair boss

How long do businesses have to take a step back for? We can’t stay in this locked up scenario forever.
I believe that businesses need to get back up and running and I feel proud when I see what some companies are doing.
I’m not saying I agree with Mr O’Leary ( he seems a horrid man) but I understand what he’s doing.
If my only choice was to fly with Ryanair I personally would not be flying anywhere soon.

No idea Lucca assume its more politically motivated than about health.

We were due to fly to Malta in March when our government advised people not to do unnecessary journeys and Malta had a lockdown for everyone arriving in the country. Did Ryanair cancel the flight? no not on your life and we tried to claim a refund but no luck as they didn't cancel the flight. So we have gone down the credit card route.

Soda pop. Yes there’s a reciprocal agreement, but why ?

The greed is good brigade ...popping up all over the place starting at the top in Downing street..money before lives .

From a Health&Safety viewpoint, he heads up a large company which has a duty of care to staff and customers. I thought that was law?

Agree to disagree. These are unusual circumstances. Business needs to take a step back. He’s a very irresponsible man, saying people won’t bother to quarantine, thereby pretty much telling them there’s no need.

There is a reciprocal agreement in place Lucca.

I agree Rosalyn69 we have to take some responsibility for ourselves and the safety of others. We seem to wait to be told what to do at the moment.

He’s running a business. He’s providing a service. He’s not forcing anyone to fly on his planes. The responsibility is with the passenger to make a considered choice.

BY the way why are there no restrictions between England and France ?
I don’t agree rosalyn and ellianne. People in positions like that should behave with some sense of responsibility.

Unfortunately some of us have to use Ryanair as its the only airline direct to the UK.

There are no quarantine restrictions between England and France so I'm sure some people will be flying.

Yes, just what I said Rosalyn, it's the silly passengers booking flights who need to be questioned, not him.

Mr OLeary is a businessman. I don’t like him or his policies but at least he’s looking at the future for his business. If people are silly enough to fly you can’t blame him for taking advantage.

And then another when you get home.

You can spend 2 weeks in your hotel room.

He should be concentrating on return the customers money who could not fly.
I have heard that Spain is also going to insist on 14 days quarantine, that would make holidays difficult.

He has always made arrogant comments. I remember about 10 years ago he said that nobody in his opinion needed to go on holiday with any more than hand luggage. When asked how that could be managed, he said that travellers could buy a hairdryer, cosmetics and change of clothes at their destination!!!

Presumably, after spending the first few days of their holiday shopping for all these essentials, they would then have to dump them in order to fly home with just hand luggage!

Stupid man! I will never fly Ryanair because it's "cattle class".

I promise myself now I’ll never fly with Ryanair.
I don’t think Mr O’Leary values the lives of his staff or customers.

He is a shrewd businessman. If people book seats, (and lots of silly people will), he will run the planes even if they have hardly any passengers onboard. That way he won't have to give refunds.

I'm secretly with you, Lucca.

I was replying to your post of 15:07:08, Pantglas2, but you got in another one while I was typing!

Spot on, Pantglas2. There are many of us who would like a holiday, even those of us who don't fly, but it doesn't look as if that is going to be a possibility for us for a while. I can understand those who are desperate to see family being prepared to cope with quarantine or whatever it takes, but just to go and sit on a beach for a fortnight - really?

It’s not a secret now Lucca ?. I agree that more needs doing on the flight precautions before I’ll be flying.

He really is something else isn't he - facilitating people who he knows will break the law on their return.

But I think he's the one who's a bit thick - he doesn't think that the countries he's planning to fly to won't implement reciprocal quarantine on those coming from the UK does he?

I suspect he's banking on the UK government eventually including the rest of the EU, in addition to France, in the exempt category.

I shall be shouted down I’m sure but . I secretly think people should be banned from going abroad for holidays at the moment.