Ryanair cancels flights to Italy as coronavirus hits bookings
Ryanair said that all passengers had been notified by SMS and email about this decision. Photo: Ryanair.
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Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has cancelled up to 25 per cent of its Italian short haul flights, including from Georgia, between March 17 and April 8.
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The airline company attributed the flight cancellations to the spread of the coronavirus, which has resulted in a drop in bookings over late March and early April period and also an increasing number of passenger no-shows on flights.
Ryanair said that all passengers had been notified by SMS and email about this decision.
The company said the customers would be offered rebooking, refunds or another flight.
To note, last week Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air also reduced the number of flights to several destinations in Italy.
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Irish low-cost airline Ryanair is reducing the number of flights from Georgia to several destinations in Italy following the request of the airports of Georgia in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus in Georgia, announces the Ryanair.
Georgia has suspended direct flights with Italy in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in the country, announces the government of Georgia. Coronavirus in Georgia has mostly been detected in passengers who have travelled in Italy recently. The government of Georgia has issued certain restrictions for both Georgian and foreign citizens entering the country.