We now have a good idea of what flying will look like this summer, after the publication of new aviation protocols. The Covid-19 operational guidelines were published by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and European Centre for the Prevention for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDPC).
Airlines and airports will sign a project charter pledging to abide by the new protocols and the EASA will monitor their implementation.
The Dublin Airport Authority (daa) said: "We are studying the new EASA guidelines to ascertain how they would apply to Dublin and Cork airports.
Overall travel policies in relation to Covid-19 are decided by the Irish Government." At present, official Government advice is for people to avoid all non-essential