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Ryanair boss slams government's 'laughable' air quarantine policy as firm issues warning of tough year

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Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has launched an extraordinary attack on the government over what he described as a 'laughable' 14-day quarantine plan for flights into the UK.

It comes as the company reported profits were up 13 per cent to £890m as it warned of a difficult year ahead, with flights resuming in July amid 3,000 job losses due to a slump in demand as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

The discount airline said it saw an increase in passengers for the full year but has so far operated less than 1 per cent of its scheduled flights since the start of April.

It also told investors that it has sufficient funds to 'weather COVID-19 and emerge stronger when the crisis passes'. In an interview with the BBC's Radio 4 Today programme,

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