Jobs bloodbath in travel and tourism awaits if UK does not join EU plan — Ryanair’s O’Leary
Hundreds of thousands could lose out if restrictions are not relaxed and a new furlough scheme not set up
24 September 2020 - 15:19
Dublin — Britain risks losing hundreds of thousands of travel and tourism jobs in the coming months unless the government offers proper support to workers and relaxes travel restrictions, says Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary.
O’Leary, group CEO of Europe’s largest low-cost carrier, was speaking on Thursday hours ahead of the announcement of new UK Covid-19 support measures and weeks ahead of the launch of a EU plan to co-ordinate travel restrictions in Europe...
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