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Ryanair applies for UK air operator licence | Ryanair applies for UK air operator licence |
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Ryanair is seeking a licence to operate domestic UK air routes which it says it may need in the event of a hard Brexit. | Ryanair is seeking a licence to operate domestic UK air routes which it says it may need in the event of a hard Brexit. |
The airline said it had applied to UK regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, (CAA) for a UK Air Operator's Certificate. | The airline said it had applied to UK regulator, the Civil Aviation Authority, (CAA) for a UK Air Operator's Certificate. |
Ryanair chief executive, Michael O'Leary, has repeatedly warned about the effect of Brexit on aviation. | Ryanair chief executive, Michael O'Leary, has repeatedly warned about the effect of Brexit on aviation. |
He previously warned that flights between the UK and the EU could be grounded for months after Brexit. | He previously warned that flights between the UK and the EU could be grounded for months after Brexit. |
"Ryanair today (2 January) confirmed that a subsidiary company Ryanair UK filed an application on 21 December last for an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) with the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK. | "Ryanair today (2 January) confirmed that a subsidiary company Ryanair UK filed an application on 21 December last for an Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) with the Civil Aviation Authority in the UK. |
"This may be required for Ryanair's three UK domestic routes in the event of a hard Brexit in March 2019." | "This may be required for Ryanair's three UK domestic routes in the event of a hard Brexit in March 2019." |
Ryanair has a relatively small number of UK domestic routes. | Ryanair has a relatively small number of UK domestic routes. |
Some of those routes have been suspended over the winter as part of a wider grounding after Ryanair admitting "messing up" pilot holiday rosters in September. | Some of those routes have been suspended over the winter as part of a wider grounding after Ryanair admitting "messing up" pilot holiday rosters in September. |
The airline was the censured by the CAA, which threatened Ryanair with legal action for "persistently misleading" passengers about rights. | The airline was the censured by the CAA, which threatened Ryanair with legal action for "persistently misleading" passengers about rights. |
The action came after Ryanair cancelled a further 18,000 flights in September. |
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