“We’ve dealt with the pestilence only to be visited by the war,” said Ryanair’s ever-outspoken CEO Michael O’Leary at a press conference earlier this week.
Just as travel restrictions across Europe and the wider world are easing in response to a drop in the number of new coronavirus infections and hospitalisations, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has seen international airspace bans cause widespread disruption to the aviation sector, forcing airlines to re-route flight paths and cancel services.
