“ But in an interview with the Financial Times, Mr O’Leary said its plans would be thwarted if there were “some entirely ineffective social distancing measures like having middle seats empty because if middle seats are empty we’re not returning to flying at all”.
He said Ryanair had already advised the Irish government that if it planned to impose such a rule then “either the government pays for the middle seat or we won’t fly”.
“We can’t make money on 66 per cent load factors. Even if you do that, the middle seat doesn’t deliver any social distancing, so it’s kind of an idiotic idea that doesn’t achieve anything anyway,” he said. ”
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He said Ryanair had already advised the Irish government that if it planned to impose such a rule then “either the government pays for the middle seat or we won’t fly”.
“We can’t make money on 66 per cent load factors. Even if you do that, the middle seat doesn’t deliver any social distancing, so it’s kind of an idiotic idea that doesn’t achieve anything anyway,” he said. ”
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What a guy!
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