Irish fans with flights booked to Bratislava for Ireland's upcoming playoff with Slovakia will not be refunded, according to a Ryanair spokesperson.
The Slovakian FA decided on Tuesday to hold the Euro 2020 playoff behind closed doors amid fears of a Coronavirus outbreak in the country.
At the time of writing, there are seven cases of Coronavirus in Slovakia. Ireland, meanwhile, has confirmed 34 cases and one death.
Ryanair are operating a total of four flights to Bratislava on March 25 and 26.
A Ryanair spokesperson told Balls.ie that the airline's standard terms and conditions applied if flights were operating as normal.
So far, Ryanair haven't cancelled any flights from Dublin to Bratislava. At the time of writing, the Slovakian Government also haven't imposed any restrictions on Irish flights.
Ryanair customers can only change the date and time of pre-booked flights, they can't cancel them outright, according to the airline's terms and conditions.
Furthermore, it is unlikely that Irish fans will be able to claim any compensation on cancelled flights.
The AA, which offers travel insurance policies among other types of insurance policies, said that it would not pay any compensation to people who cancel their trips.
The insurance company said that, unless the Department of Foreign Affairs(DFA) issued an official warning not to travel to Slovakia, they would not cover any cancellation costs.
Almost all travel insurance policies do not cover disinclination (unwillingness) to travel. As no DFA warning is in place, insurance companies will deem a cancellation as unwillingness to travel.
However, if the DFA issue a travel warning, the situation may change.
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