Ireland stands alone in Europe with travel restrictions, says Aer Lingus chief

Aer Lingus chief Sean Doyle has said Ireland stands alone in Europe when it comes to its travel restrictions imposed because of coronavirus.

Video Loading Video Unavailable Click to play Tap to play The video will start in8Cancel Play now The 15 approved areas are Malta, Finland, Norway, Italy, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Cyprus, Slovakia, Greece, Greenland, Gibraltar, Monaco and San Marino. "The criteria being used for Ireland is even more restrictive than what the EU uses for passengers from third countries entering the EU.

"Tourism overall supports 325,000 jobs, which is more than US multinationals - if we don't have a functioning industry, all of these jobs are in danger," he said."We are on the periphery of Europe, and shutting down connectivity will lead to stagnation, and massive job losses in Ireland. That is a certainty and we should wake up to it," he said.

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