Declan Ryan: Flying In The Pandemic & The Need For Better Government

An Irishman Abroad

Jarlath Regan

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4.8 • 834 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

With many Irish people abroad and at home at a complete loss as to what the future holds in terms of travel, Dec Ryan, co-founder of Ryanair and Chairman of Viva Air and VivaLatinAmerica, rejoins Jarlath for a follow-up interview after almost 2 years since his first appearance. In this episode they discuss the 'crazy' regulations the industry is witnessing. Regulations which Dec believes are killing both the aviation and tourism sectors. Jarlath asks the Irish aviation pioneer why he has said he would close down NPHET 'yesterday.' Dec reassures the listeners of the safety of flying, addresses concerns over the COVID passport and why he feels social distancing is for wealthier countries. Finally they discuss his concerns over a Lambda variant and much more. To hear every episode in full and to gain access to the entire back-catalogue of over 500 Irishman Abroad episodes that are not available on iTunes for just the price of a pint every month visit www.patreon.com/irishmanabroad Supplementary research provided by John Meagher. The Irishman Abroad Liveline is now open. You can now get in touch with us and feature on our shows by sending your WhatsApp voice note to 0044 7543 122 330. Why not pose a running question to Irish Olympic Legend Sonia O'Sullivan or ask our America Correspondent Marion McKeone her thoughts on a current talking point Stateside? Of course, if you have an issue with traffic or elephants on the loose in your area, Jarlath can do his best to sort that out too. Our charity partner is jigsawonline.ie. In these tricky times, Jigsaw provides a range of resources, advice and care for your people to help them strengthen their mental health and the skills needed to navigate life. Please visit their website and consider making a donation. For updates on future episodes and live shows follow @jarlath on Twitter, visit www.jigser.com or email the show directly on [email protected]. Disclaimer: All materials contained within this podcast are copyright protected. Third party reuse and/or quotation in whole or in part is prohibited unless direct credit and/or hyperlink to the Irishman Abroad podcast is clearly and accurately provided.

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0:00.0	Each country in the world needs a borrass. I'm going to be shocked for saying that. But in times like now, you need people who are going to run through gates and fences and walls to get things done. You take three months prior to the rollout of the vaccines in the UK and his opinion polls were through the floor. I think in Ireland we are lacking it. I think, you know,
0:22.4	we need Bidens of the world and we need borruses of the world. The joke in the US was, you know,
0:27.4	vote for Uncle Joe because he's a safe pair of hands. I think the lovely thing and you saw it in the
0:32.0	G7 down in Cornwall is, you know, he could be the god of this century if he wants to roll out vaccines for the rest of the world.
0:42.6	Watching the handling of the pandemic from away from home has been hard. Not as hard as being at home,
0:49.5	obviously, but it has been a worrying time like no other.
0:59.9	For lots of us abroad, the possibility of flying back is scary whether you're traveling with someone who is vulnerable or not.
1:02.6	For the airline industry itself, the past year has resulted in record losses and even closures.
1:08.9	Today's guest is a man who knows a thing or two about flying,
1:13.1	safety and managing large difficult situations. Declan Ryan is the founder and managing partner
1:20.6	of Irelandia Aviation, co-founder of Ryanair with the Ryan family, Chairman of Viva Air and Viva Latin America,
1:29.6	ex-CEO of Ryan Air, Passboard member of Viva Aerobus, Tiger and Allegiant,
1:36.1	and the founder of the One Foundation, a major Irish and Vietnamese philanthropic organization.
1:43.6	I wanted to bring Decc on here
1:46.2	to talk about his view of how the last 18 months
1:50.8	has been handled back home,
1:52.8	what it means for the future of air travel
1:55.6	and whether we need to be cautious
1:57.8	about getting on flights in the near future or not.
2:07.2	It's a very different episode to last week's conversation with my wife, Tina, talking about COVID.
2:12.4	But just like that one, I felt a lot better after having this discussion.
2:14.5	It was great to hear another side.
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