Ryanair CEO reports surge in holiday bookings, sees UK dropping quarantine

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ryanair expects Britain to join other European countries in dropping COVID-19 quarantine plans in the coming weeks, chief executive Michael O'Leary said in an interview on Wednesday as he reported a "big surge" in holiday bookings from the country. O'Leary said booking patterns in recent days made him "reasonably confident" that the low-cost giant's planes would be 50%-60% full when it restarts 40% of its fleet in July. "We have seen a big surge in bookings on our flights out..