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BRITS heading to Italy with budget airline Ryanair could find theirholidays scrapped after officials threatened to ban them for repeatedCovid-19 violations. Officials at the Italian Civil Aviation …
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Italy threatens to ban Ryanair flights for being ‘lax’ with coronavirus safety – including masks and overcrowding
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BRITS heading to Italy with budget airline Ryanair could find their
holidays scrapped after officials threatened to ban them for repeated
Covid-19 violations.
Officials at the Italian Civil Aviation Authority have sent a stinging letter to Ryanair bosses accusing them of being ''lax'' with their handling of the pandemic.
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The Italian Civil Aviation Authority have sent a stinging letter to Ryanair bosses over their handling of the pandemic
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The Italian Civil Aviation Authority have sent a stinging letter to Ryanair bosses over their handling of the pandemic Credit: Alamy
They reported repeated flouting of masks not being worn by passengers
and crew, overcrowding at gates, check in desks and on buses taking
passengers to planes.
It warned the airline that unless it tightened up it would be forced
to suspend it from landing in the country - jeopardising thousands of
Brit holidaymakers who have booked flights to Italy.
Popular destinations include Rome, Milan, Pisa, Venice and Naples, and
yesterday passenger Ben Buckley posted on Twitter about the breaches.
He said:''Your cabin crew don't use masks properly. One used his as a
chin sling and another removed it when speaking to passengers.
''Cew don't enforce mask wearing by passengers and passengers from
different flights deplane and board with no break. We sat in dirty
seats.''
It warned the airline that unless it tightened up it would be forcedto suspend it from landing in the country
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It warned the airline that unless it tightened up it would be forcedto suspend it from landing in the countryCredit: Alamy
Chrissy Cuttell said:''On a recent (Ryanair flight) to the UK, why
were there NO safety measures in place. Your staff were not even
wearing their masks correctly. Disgusting how you are allowed to get
away with it.''
In its statement, the Italian CAA said: "There has been repeated
violation of anti-COVID-19 health measures drafted by the Italian
government and in force to protect passengers' health.
''If the company does not rectify the situation we will impose the
suspension of all air-transport activity in national airports.''
While airlines flying to and from Italy are allowed to fill planes to
capacity, they are supposed to enforce social distancing before and
after take-off, including during boarding, at gates, and on shuttle
buses carrying passengers to and from the terminal.
They must also ensure that staff and passengers wear face masks
throughout flights, changing them every four hours on longer journeys.
'HEALTHY FLYING'
A Ryanair spokesperson defended the company's health and safety record.
They said: "Ryanair is committed to the highest level of safety for our passengers and crew at all times.
Ryanair’s "Healthy Flying" procedures are in line with the safety recommendations & measures set out by the Italian Government and also the European Safety Agency (EASA) & European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC).
"These include: All passengers are encouraged to check-in online, and the boarding process is now contactless to avoid unnecessary contact at airports.
"Ryanair has also implemented specific boarding procedures to avoid unnecessary gathering of passengers both at boarding gates and onboard the aircraft.
"Ryanair strictly limits carry-on baggage to further reduce passengers congregating while putting bags in overhead lockers. The airline operates a reduced in-flight service, accepts only contactless payments to minimise interaction between passengers and crew. On arrival, our crew instruct passengers on procedures to ensure that no unnecessary gathering occurs during disembarkation.
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