Michael O’Leary has warned that the strike could disrupt the airline’s operations in Europe, impacting its ability to offer flights to and from the US. The CEO’s comments come as Boeing is facing a major production backlog and a series of delays in its 787 Dreamliner program. This has led to a significant increase in the cost of the aircraft, making it less attractive for airlines like Ryanair to purchase.
“I don’t know of many groups of workers who have been offered a 25% pay increase over a four-year period, but that’s a matter for Boeing and the workers.” Growth He expects the news to impact Ryanair’s growth. “We were supposed to get 50 aircraft from Boeing before the summer of 2024, but we only got 35 aircraft,” he said. “We’ve had to slow down our growth this year. We originally planned to carry 205 million passengers in the current year, in 2024 – but we’ll probably only hit 200 million passengers. “We are getting some aircraft, just not as many as we had ordered.”
He believes that the incident was an isolated incident and that the airline is safe. Mr O’Leary has been vocal about his stance, even going so far as to publicly challenge the pilot of the incident, stating that the door panel was not a safety concern. This has led to criticism from some quarters, with some questioning his judgment and calling him out for his lack of understanding of aviation safety.
“Nothing that would affect safety, but lots of concerning quality issues.” He added that Ryanair now buys “more aircraft from Boeing than any other airline anywhere in the world.” Passenger cap Separately, Mr O’Leary expressed regret over past comments made against Transport Minister Eamon Ryan regarding the passenger cap at Dublin Airport. “I would regret using the phrase idiot,” he said. “I mean, incompetent, I think, is a much more professional criticism and is valid and justified. “You know, he means well, he always has, but he’s a bit of a spoofer. “There’s always talk of what we can do in 2050 and what we can do in 2040.
“But when he is actually asked to do something here in 2024, like sign a ministerial order telling the IAA to continue to grow traffic at Dublin Airport, he disappears.” The current passenger limit at Dublin Airport is 32 million annually. You can listen back here:
