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		</div><p>Low-cost airline Ryanair flew just 40,000 passengers last month as the coronavirus crisis brought air travel to a standstill, and warned that operations will continue to be affected throughout May and June.</p>
<p>The Dublin-based carrier – which last week announced it is axing 3,000 jobs – saw the number of passengers flown collapse 99.6% from 13.5 million a year ago after flights were grounded to help slow the spread of the pandemic.</p>
<p>The group ran 600 scheduled flights in April – including rescue and medical flights on behalf of various EU governments – compared with the 75,501 it had been expected to operate before the Covid-19 outbreak.</p>
<p><i>“Due to multiple EU government flight bans and restrictions, Ryanair expects to carry minimal traffic during the months of May and June as well,”</i> it added.</p>
<p>The group joined rivals in announcing thousands of job losses last week as it faces an unprecedented aviation crisis and warned that flights will remain grounded until “<i>at least July”</i>.</p>
<p>Ryanair is cutting up to 3,000 jobs across pilots and cabin crew in a restructuring programme which could also involve unpaid leave and salaries being slashed by up to 20%, as well as the closure of a number of aircraft bases across Europe.</p>
<p>Chief executive Michael O’Leary, whose has also agreed to halve his pay, does not believe passenger demand will recover until summer 2022 at the earliest.</p>
<p>Airlines around the world are facing a struggle to survive due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>
<p>Last week it was announced that up to 12,000 British Airways workers are to lose their jobs, which is more than one in four employees.</p>
<p>The industries struggle may lead to the costs of flying increasing significantly after the pandemic.</p>
<p><i>&#8220;The costs of running an airport is very significant,&#8221;</i> Aer Arann founder Padraig Ó Ceidigh explained. &#8220;<i>Obviously that cost is passed onto the airline, which is passed onto the passenger.</i></p>
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