Ryanair expected to halt all flights in April and May

Ryanair has said it expects that most of its flights will be grounded from today amid the coronavirus crisis.
“The experience in China suggests a three-month period for the spread of the virus to be contained and reduced. We do not expect to operate flights during the months of April and May at this time, but this will clearly depend on government advice”, the company tweeted.
Ryanair also said that it has offered its planes to all EU governments, for rescue flights, as well as for the movement of vital medicines, personal protective equipment and emergency food supplies. It  stressed that the planes used for the purpose will be disinfected on a daily basis.
The airline said that the passengers whose flights have been cancelled will receive an email “over the next week or two” outlining their options, and asked passengers “to be patient and bear with us”.
Ryanair’s CEO Micheal O’Leary reminded that, like all pandemics, this crisis will pass: “In Ryanair, Buzz, Lauda and Air Malta, we will do everything we can to keep our aircraft, our crews and our engineering teams operational so that when Europe defeats this Covid-19 pandemic, we are ready to return to flying”, O’Leary said.