Although Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has often warned in the past about the   
   possible negative effects of Brexit on aviation, those concerns now seem to   
   have subsided. According to the Irish budget company, flight operations to the   
   United Kingdom can continue without problems after leaving on 29 March.   
       
   Even if the British Parliament votes against the Brexit agreement between   
   Prime Minister May and the EU, this does not mean that the flights to the   
   United Kingdom have to be discontinued. Ryanair came to this conclusion after   
   the European Commission gave some reassurances last week, marketing director   
   Kenny Jacobs said on Wednesday at a press conference in London.   
       
   Ryanair's customers also seem to have little concern about the effects of   
   Brexit on air traffic. "The demand for airline tickets remains very strong.   
   Both Britons and Europeans continue to book tickets [on flights to and from   
   the UK] en masse for the period after the Brexit, "said Jacobs according to   
   Reuters news agency. A sales record was recently broken.   
       
   Flybe   
   The marketing director went on to say at the press conference that Ryanair is   
   not interested in a takeover of the ailing airline Flybe, which offered itself   
   for sale last week. Jacobs thinks that Flybe is bought by a combination of   
   parties and then split into different parts.   
      
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