Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Ryanair and that non-tree hugging Mr. O'Leary

A long time ago I used to fly with Ryanair quite a bit.  I really don't think I'd care to use them again now.  It's not me being snobbish, and it's not that the flight and the cabin crew don't try, it's just that the company is apparently run by a megalomaniac and they consistently pander to the very lowest common denominator.  Nice safety instruction sheet here by the way.

Aside from the time when I brought a civil action against them for faffing me around, arguing the toss about whether to pay me compensation for losing my bag [not that I hold a grudge - I managed to extricate a cheque from them for over £100...quite a haul in those days], there's the issue of Michael O'Leary.  This is the Michael O'Leary who says:
"We will double our emissions in the next five years because we are
doubling our traffic. But if preserving the environment means stopping
poor people flying so only the rich can fly, then screw it".


Er...right. Numpty.