Ryanair will not operate flights in April and May, said Michael O'Leary, head of the airline group of the same name, in an appeal, writes avianews.

According to him, now no one knows how long the period of restrictions will last, but the experience of China has shown that 3 months have passed from the spread of the coronavirus to its containment and reduction.

Ryanair offered its planes to EU governments for flights to take citizens home, transport essential medicines, protective equipment or emergency food supplies.

All passengers whose flights were canceled, the low-cost promised to send emails within one to two weeks, which will describe possible options for actions with tickets.

“Please do not call us, because we have reduced the number of personnel, and he cannot serve requests other than the most urgent, which are now connected with the implementation of evacuation flights,” O'Leary emphasized in the appeal.

The head of Rynair also emphasized that all airlines of the group, which includes Ryanair, Buzz, Lauda and Malta Air, will do everything to keep their planes, crews and engineers ready to return to work after Europe defeats the COVID-19 epidemic.