Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 28 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Covid-19: Impact on Aviation (resumed)

Mr. Eddie Wilson:

The skies are open. We are complying with the European regulations and it is up to the Government to have some coherent policy on this. We are either open or we are not. If our flights are cancelled, people can get their money back, as is their right, under EU Regulation 261/2004. With the green list in place, the Government cannot say that Ryanair and Aer Lingus should leave these flights in place but that it does not want anyone to avail of them. If the Government puts out that sort of conflicted message, well then that is a matter for the Government.