Ryanair To Drop Face Mask Requirement By Spring [View all]

Following in the footsteps of Jet2 which dropped its mask requirements on Wednesday, Ryanair CEO, Michael O’Leary has announced that the carrier's passengers will be flying mask free by May.

The Telegraph is reporting that Ryanair has started consultations with its staff to find a “common-sense solution” to the mask mandate. O’Leary is quoted as saying:

“I’d like to see it come to an end maybe by the end of April, at the end of May. We are consulting with cabin crew as well at the moment. We want to know how they feel. The key issue for us is that people are comfortable to go back onboard our aircraft,”

The airline is known for its outspoken support for a swift post-pandemic recovery of the aviation industry, having previously called for quarantine-free travel from the UK to the European Union. In December, O’Leary advocated against mandatory testing at airports by restricting unvaccinated passengers on flights.