O'Leary said that Ryanair would reimburse "reasonable costs to passengers caught up in the chaos in April. Asked if Ryanair would make it difficult to make claims, O'Leary responded, Perish the thought. Ryanair expected to refund these monies and reimburse passengers reasonable expenses, although it would take a substantial period of time to complete this and management estimated that the approximate costs of this and non-recoverable fiscal costs of incurred during the cancelletions wound be in the order of 50 million.