Ryanair to drop mask mandate in May

Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary announced today that the airline would be removing its mask mandate in May, this is following Jet2’s announcement on Wednesday that passengers were no longer required to wear masks on their flights effective immediately.

In a statement O’Leary said the following:

“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 carrier has been very outspoken about removing COVID rules, they have previously heavily supported quarantine free travel between the UK and EU.

Though some airlines like Jet2 have removed their mandate, many airports still require it, so passengers have to put on their face masks before disembarking the aircraft, it is expected to be a similar situation for Ryanair.