Ryanair to slash 3,000 jobs due to coronavirus crisis – and passengers could be forced to wear facemasks - The Sun

RYANAIR has today warned it expects to cut up to 3,000 jobs as part of a restructuring plan.

It comes as the low-cost airline has been forced to ground 99 per cent of its fleet of aircraft due to the coronavirus crisis.

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Ryanair has announced job cuts in the midst of the coronavirus pandemicCredit: Reuters

In an update today, Ryanair confirmed it expects to start a restructuring and job loss programme in July 2020.

This could include up to 3,000 pilot and cabin jobs being axed, as well as unpaid leave and pay cuts of up to 20 per cent.

Head office and back office jobs could also be lost, as well as aircraft bases across Europe being closed, the airline said.

The job loss plans will be subject to consultation first.

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RYANAIR has grounded 99 per cent of its fleet due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The remaining flights are operating on an emergency schedule only for passengers trying to return to the UK.

The majority of flights from the UK are to Dublin or Cork, with European destinations Eindhoven, Lisbon, Budapest and Cork.

Flights from Dublin are predominately to UK airports, although are also flying to Amsterdam, Brussels, Berlin, Cologne and Lisbon.

The airline today said it expects to start flying with a "meaningful" schedule in July.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary will also continue to take a 50 per cent pay cut until March 2021.

Meanwhile, the budget airline said passengers may be forced to wear face masks on flights when its service resumes, as part of new plans expected to hit the entire travel industry.

Travellers could also be subject to temperature checks at airports to make sure they're well enough to fly.

Ryanair today confirmed it expects to operate less than one per cent of its flight schedule between April and June, due to ongoing travel restrictions, before returning to a "meaningful" schedule in July.

The company said this means it will fly less than 150,000 passengers in three months to June, rather than the 142 million it would expect to.

For the full year ahead, ending March 2021, Ryanair now expects to carry less than 100 million passengers - more than 35 per cent below its original 154 million target.

Ryanair said in a statement: "The Ryanair Airlines will shortly notify their trade unions about its restructuring and job loss programme, which will commence from July 2020.

"These plans will be subject to consultation but will affect all Ryanair Airlines and may result in the loss of up to 3,000 mainly pilot and cabin crew jobs, unpaid leave and pay cuts of up to 20 per cent, and the closure of a number of aircraft bases across Europe until traffic recovers.

"Job cuts and pay cuts will also be extended to head office and back office teams."

The latest update from Ryanair comes after Mr O’Leary warned the low-budget carrier won’t fly if it is required to keep the middle seat empty.

The airline chief said he expected 80 per cent of the carrier’s schedule to resume by September if flights in Europe started again in early July - but only if it was allowed to use all of the seats on its planes.

Brits have been forced to cancel and reschedule their holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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