MONDAY ASH ALERT – Ryanair extends cancellations until Wednesday
Saturday, 19 Apr, 2010
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Ryanair has extended the cancellation of all scheduled flights to/from the UK, Ireland, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Northern France, Northern Germany, Poland and the Baltic States until Wednesday lunchtime.
The move was made based on "the current stable weather trends which continue to blow potentially dangerous volcanic ash across the British Isles, Scandinavia and Europe".
"This decision has been taken by Ryanair in order to allow passengers to apply for a full refund or rebook onto flights later this week, when Ryanair hopes that improved/changed weather conditions may allow normal flight services to resume," a statement said.
CEO Michael O’Leary said: “This spreading cloud of volcanic ash is an unprecedented in Ryanair’s experience, and we are continuing to work around the clock to minimise its effects on our schedules and passengers.
"We hope that by cancelling all flights ovee the above affected countries until at least 13.00 on Wednesday April 21 we can give passengers as much notice as possible to allow them plenty pf time to applyu for refunds or rebokk alternative Ryanair flights."
“We apologise sincerely to all Ryanair customers whose travel plans have been disrupted by these cancellations.
"We have teams of people sending email advisories to all passengers scheduled to travel on cancelled flights to give them as much time as possible to allow them to change their travel plans.
"We hope that either the prevailing winds will have changed direction or the ash cloud will have dispersed sufficiently to allow flights to operate safely across the British Isles and Northern Europe by Wednesday afternoon."
“Ryanair will continue to monitor the situation closely and will release further flight info and travel advisories to intending passengers on our website at www.ryanair.com."
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