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Ryanair extends flight change fee waiver for September flights

Ryanair to extend the waiving of its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in September
Ryanair to extend the waiving of its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in September

Ryanair said it will extend the waiving of its flight change fee for all customers who book to travel in September.

The airline said this allows customers to book extended summer holidays with peace of mind in case their travel plans change due to Covid-19.

The waiver is already in place for new July and August bookings.

From today, Ryanair customers who book to travel in September will be able to move their flights with no change fee to travel until the December 31.

Earlier this week, Ryanair said it plans to cut up to 1,000 flights between Ireland and the UK during August and September because of the ongoing travel restrictions. 

The airline claimed this would result in more than 200,000 fewer passengers in Cork, Shannon, Knock and Kerry airports. 

It criticised the ongoing quarantine restrictions in Ireland, which require passengers arriving into the country to fill in a locator form saying where they intend to spend the following fortnight self-isolating. 

It said the restrictions remain despite the UK and Northern Ireland opening up air bridges to most EU countries last week and the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland remaining open. 

Ryanair said this situation is leading to unrecoverable losses being sustained by the economy here.

The Government has continued to stick by its travel restrictions policy, arguing that if people travel abroad for non-essential reasons it will increase the risk of Covid-19 cases being brought into the country.