Ryanair is to operate more than 1000 flights a day from Wednesday as it ramps up its schedule after the coronavirus shutdown.
The airline, which has run a skeleton schedule since mid-March, is restoring almost 90% of its route network but frequencies will be lower than normal, with just 40% of its normal July capacity.
EasyJet will run around 500 flights each day across Europe, including more than 900 a week to and from the UK. It restarted a small number of flights on June 15 after all its aircraft were grounded in March.
Both airlines require passengers to wear face masks or face coverings as part of enhanced safety and hygiene measures.
British Airways has said it will make a "meaningful return" to service this month.
Ryanair Group's chief executive Michael O'Leary said: "We expect in July to carry more than 4.5 million customers, many of them families taking well earned Mediterranean holidays after the severe challenges of the Covid-19 lockdown, home schooling, etc.
"These 1,000 daily flights mark an important turning point for Ryanair and for the tourism industry of Europe, which supports so many jobs and small businesses."
