Ryanair warns of potential for bleak Covid-19 winter as airline slashes passenger forecasts      

Ryanair called the last quarter its "most challenging" in 35 years after it suffered a €185m loss from April to June of 2020.

Ryanair, Europe's financially strongest airline, has warned about the potential for a bleak winter scarred by a second wave of the Covid-19 disease, increasing the gloom for airlines facing once again into travel bans and quarantines.       

The airline was insulated going into the pandemic crisis by its huge cash pile, which has, after all, risen to almost €4bn, and has had tough talks with pilots in Germany and Ireland, who two years ago held the upper hand as European passenger numbers soared.