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   Tuesday 29 December 2020 11:18 am

Ryanair blocks UK investors from buying shares in Brexit move

   James Warrington
   Government To Announce Air Bridge Routes This Week Ryanair said the
   move will ensure it remains majority EU-owned after Brexit (Getty
   Images)

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   Ryanair said the move would ensure it remained majority EU-owned and
   retained full licensing and flight rights in the bloc after Brexit.

   The no-frills carrier approved the plans last year, but they were
   subject to the final terms of a deal on the UK’s trading relationship
   with the EU after Brexit, which was secured last week.

   Ryanair said the rules would remain in place until the board deemed
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   The Hungarian company said it will be 80 per cent owned by non-EU
   nationals from 1 January due to Brexit.

   As a result, Wizz Air said it will restrict UK shareholders from
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   O’Leary predicts

   “It may be a footnote as far as Brexit repercussions go, but
   restricting the voting rights of British Ryanair shareholders and the
   ban on further purchases of ordinary shares, underlines how leaving the
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   Lansdown.

   “Like the many ‘i’s to be dotted and ‘t’s to be crossed as the Brexit
   implications are unravelled, there is speculation the new ownership
   rules could be relaxed, but in the meantime this is another lingering
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