Brexit may see UK lose its EU air links, warns Ryanair

The UK could lose its air links with EU countries after Brexit becomes a reality in 2019 if aviation isn’t made a priority in negotiations on the terms of the schism, Ryanair has warned.

In splitting from the EU, Britain could lose even the most basic flying rights and won’t be able to simply revert to bilateral treaties, Ryanair’s chief marketing officer Kenny Jacobs said yesterday as Theresa May’s government prepared to trigger the legal exit mechanism.

“If you don’t see a solution by March 2019 there’s the distinct possibility that for a number of months there may be no flying between the UK and Europe until a new deal is put together,” Mr Jacobs said in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “That’s the extreme situation, but this is unprecedented.”