European budget airline Ryanair aims to restore 40% of its flights July 1, but there will be some significant health and safety changes in the new COVID-19 world.


Lining up (queuing as the Europeans say) for toilets will be prohibited onboard Ryanair planes. To help facilitate this directive, "toilet access will be made available to individual passengers upon request,” the Ireland-based airline announced in a statement posted on its website Tuesday.



The other new policies listed, as Ryanair seeks to restore flying to 80 of its bases across Europe, are more familiar in the emerging new travel world. They include fewer checked bags, online check-in and downloading boarding passes to passengers' smart phones.
All passengers will have temperature checks at airport entry and, if their temperature is high, they will be asked to return home, according to a Ryanair safety video.


Masks/coverings will be worn at all times, both in the terminal and on board the aircraft, by passengers and crew.


During flights, a limited service of pre-packaged snacks and drinks will be available. No cash sales, as all on board transactions will be cashless.

As a further "temporary measure," passengers will fill out a form stipulating various information about their European travels – how long their planned visit will be and their address while visiting another EU country. This contact information "will be provided to EU Governments to help them to monitor any isolation regulations," according to the website.
"Ryanair will work closely with public health authorities to ensure that these flights comply, where possible, with effective measures to limit the spread of Covid-19,"