Ryanair to land connectivity deal by summer

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said the airline is “relatively close” to signing a feeder flight/connectivity deal with a transatlantic carrier and should have one in place by the summer.

While Ryanair’s finance chief Neil Sorahan last week said such a deal made sense but was low on the “to-do” list, Mr O’Leary yesterday suggested otherwise, calling such a move “a priority”.

Speaking at the launch of Ryanair’s Irish winter 2017 schedule Mr O’Leary said he hoped that the airline would be “feeding into someone — be it Aer Lingus or Norwegian Air — by April or May of this year.”