Michael O'Leary
ON THE RECORD · 11 verbatim quotes · every quote source-verified
“have to await the outcome of the NTSB report”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary said the airline would have to await the outcome of the NTSB report on the incident.
“We don’t think any part of his body got out the window, but he was certainly sucked in very dramatic circumstances towards the window.”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary said the passenger was sucked towards the window but that no part of his body got outside it.
“desperate to get to Ryanair’s low fares because they can’t afford to fly with the high-fare rapists around Europe”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary told reporters that passengers were desperate for Ryanair's low fares because they could not afford rival airlines.
“telling lies to save his own skin”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary accused Nats boss Martin Rolfe of lying about the reasons for the latest air traffic control failure.
“belted into the seat”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary said the injured passenger had been belted into the seat during the incident.
“not trying to downplay it”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary said he was not trying to downplay the incident and that the airline would await the NTSB report.
“We will be certainly at the end of the process disputing that he or any part of his anatomy will bend out the window.”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary said Ryanair would dispute claims that any part of the passenger's body went out the window once the investigation concludes.
“He wasn’t partially out the window. Part of his face didn’t get out the window.”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary disputed that the passenger was partially outside the broken window on the Ryanair flight.
“certainly sucked towards the window, but he didn’t get out the window”
Michael O'Leary · said 2026-09-10 · reported 2026-09-10
O'Leary told reporters after Ryanair's annual meeting in Dublin that the airline would dispute the account of how the passenger was injured.
“The thing that I’m most excited about, frankly, is just the enthusiasm of moviegoers,”
Michael O'Leary · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23
O'Leary noted the wide variety of movies in the marketplace and the industry pipeline bouncing back from the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
“You feel it when you go to the theater. There’s an energy about being in the theater that hasn’t been there in the recent past.”
Michael O'Leary · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-23
O'Leary described the renewed energy and enthusiasm of moviegoers returning to theaters.