Ryanair to ground most or all flights from March 24March 19, 2020 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Irish budget carrier Ryanair has announced it’s grounding the majority or all of its flights beginning from March 24. The drastic action from the airline is a response to the rapid global spread of the novel coronavirus. Over the past few days, the spread of the virus has led most EU governments to impose severe travel bans and restrictions, which have had a negative impact on the schedules of all Ryanair Airlines, causing widespread cancellations and travel disruptions across the network, the carrier said. "Our flight schedules have been hugely disrupted by these Government restrictions and will be subject to further cuts," Ryanair said. In particular, from 24:00 March 18 until 24:00 March 24, Ryanair Group Airlines will cut flight schedules by over 80%. All affected customers will receive an email to advise them of their options․ From 24:00 March 24, the carrier expects that most if not all Ryanair Group flights will be grounded, except for a very small number of flights to maintain essential connectivity, mostly between the UK and Ireland. Ryanair announced earlier that is has suspended flights from Yerevan to Rome and Milan from March 14 to April 8. 115 confirmed cases of coronavirus have been recorded in Armenia, while the first patient has recovered. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Second round of Armenia-Azerbaijan talks set for May 11 The second round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan will take place on May 11. About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. |