Ryanair gets UK operating licence to ease Brexit fears

Saturday, 03 Jan, 2019 0

Ryanair has been issued with a UK Air Operating Certificate, which will ensure it will continue flying in Britain after Brexit.

It applied for the AOC a year ago in light of concerns over the post-Brexit environment.

But despite the CAA issuing the certificate, Ryanair repeated its call on the UK and EU to agree a transition deal from March 31 2019.

Ryanair’s Juliusz Komorek said: "The risk of a ‘no deal’ Brexit in March is rising, and despite our robust post-Brexit structures, including our post-Brexit plan around European ownership, we continue to call for the UK and EU to agree a transition deal from 31 March 2019, so that any disruption to flights and British consumer summer holidays in 2019 can be avoided."

Low-cost rival Wizz Air has already secured a UK AOC while easyJet protected itself by setting up a new European company, easyJet Europe, headquartered in Vienna with an EU AOC.

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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.