Ryanair DAC loses High Court challenge to Covid travel advice

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Ryanair DAC lost its High Court challenge to the Government’s Covid-19 travel advice, reported on 5 October 2020. The company had sought to set aside advice about non-essential international travel and 14-day self-isolation for arrivals from countries outside the green list.

The court found that the Government had not usurped the legislative power or exceeded its executive power. It rejected Ryanair’s application, concluding that an objective reader would not regard the travel advice as legally enforceable restrictions.