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Ryanair 'will have to suspend UK flights' if Brexit deal isn't agreed
Ryanair has warned that flights from the UK could be halted for ‘weeks or months’ if an early Brexit deal on international aviation is not reached.
The airline, which is based in Dublin, takes advantage of Europe-wide ‘open skies’ regulations that allow all EU airlines to fly in and out of any country signed up to the agreement – including the UK.
But with the UK set to leave the EU in 2019, Ryanair chief financial officer Neil Sorahan has admitted that the move could have huge implications for the UK aviation industry.
He told The Guardian: ‘Europe has been very clear in recent days that no deals are going to be put in place, they are not planning to put any special deals in place.
‘If there was a cliff-edge scenario with World Trade Organisation rules and no bilateral on open skies in place, there is a distinct possibility that there will be no flights for a period of time between Europe and the UK.
‘The impact on business would be disastrous.’
In a stark warning to the government, he added: ‘Our message to Theresa May is “Please make your mind up quickly and get a decision on an aviation deal and continue to keep Britain flying.”
Ryanair has previously said that it will pursue growth opportunities in Italy, Spain and eastern Europe if it cannot continue in the UK after Brexit.
Sorahan added: ‘Ryanair is pivoting its growth away from the UK. We may see that growth slow down as we get closer to the divorce negotiations coming to an end, unless we get greater certainty as to what we actually can or cannot do within Europe.’
