Michael O'Leary

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MICHAEL O'LEARY 20 OCT 2026

European airfares could rise by up to 20 per cent, Ryanair boss warns

Ryanair said it would cut 20 routes and more than 1.1 million seats from its Belgian schedule this winter, moving six aircraft out of the country.

MICHAEL O'LEARY 10 NOV 2025

Ryanair CEO calls Austrian Chancellor ‘lazy’ in aviation tax row

Michael O’Leary, CEO of Irish low-cost airline Ryanair, has lashed out at the Austrian government.

MICHAEL O'LEARY 29 AUG 2024

Ryanair boss O’Leary wants to limit alcohol consumption at airports

Michael O'Leary, boss of Irish airline Ryanair, said he felt air travellers should not be allowed to simply consume as much alcohol as they wanted before a flight.

MICHAEL O'LEARY 8 FEB 2024

Ireland’s Ryanair ‘fact-checks’ ruling Green Party amid public bust-up

Ireland’s Ryanair, one of Europe's largest airlines, has publicly "fact-checked" the country's ruling Green Party amid a growing public feud between the two organisations.

MICHAEL O'LEARY 19 OCT 2023

FOCUS-Ryanair fights off European squeeze on its ticket prices

Ryanair is facing challenges at both ends of its price range, with Europe's largest airline taking aim at proposed minimum fares in France after fending off a cap…

MICHAEL O'LEARY 7 SEP 2023

Ryanair boss gets the cream cake treatment

Climate extremists threw cream cakes at Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in Brussels on September 7.