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Ryanair expects Republic holidaymakers to use Belfast airport this summer

Mar 24, 2021 13:13 By Shannonside News
Ryanair expects Republic holidaymakers to use Belfast airport this summer
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The EU is still trying to finalise its plan for a digital green cert which would allow people travel freely once they show certain covid conditions have been met.

Ryanair says it expects people from the Republic to use flights from Northern Ireland to go on holiday this summer.

It comes as the European Parliament debates plans for a digital green certificate to allow the safe return of travel. With more than half of adults in the UK now having had their first dose of a Covid vaccine, attention's turned to when foreign holidays might be allowed.

Ryanair's launching new routes to some European destinations - including 8 from Belfast - starting in May. And the airline's boss Michael O'Leary thinks people in the Republic might take advantage.

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Travel abroad from the Republic still looks some way off - despite EU efforts to develop digital green certificates. They'll prove someone's either been vaccinated, recently tested negative or have some post-infection immunity.

Paul Hackett, CEO of Click and Go, says it's likely to be a few months before they come into play. The EU envisages the certs to be used for international travel until the pandemic ends.

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