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Ryanair CEO Simon O'Leary criticized high-priced competitors during the airline's annual meeting, calling them "high‑fare rapists" and pledging to boldly offend rival carriers. The controversial remarks sparked backlash over their insensitivity and use of rape as a slogan. O'Leary maintains his stance, suggesting customers will flock to Ryanair's low fares. The comments drew criticism for trivializing sexual assault and were seen by many as offensive language.
O’Leary made the remarks ahead of his airline’s annual general meeting in Dublin on Thursday. The billionaire businessman claimed rising air travel prices at other airlines would see passengers switch to Ryanair.
He told reporters at the company’s headquarters in Dublin: “You might find some people will choose not to fly with Ryanair – but you know they’ll be overrun with the people abandoning Aer Lingus, Lufthansa, BA, and others desperate to get to Ryanair’s low fares because they can’t afford to fly with the high-fare rapists around Europe. ”Asked whether this was appropriate language, O’Leary told reporters: “Absolutely.
” Challenged on whether it was offensive to victims of rape and sexual assault, O’Leary said he would “happily offend” the airlines mentioned. Further pressed on whether the language was trivialising rape, he said: “That’s what I call high-fare airlines like Lufthansa, BA, and others. ” -PAOnline holdout Primark launches delivery service in UK to arrest sales slumpFour HSE regions to lose power over day-to-day spendingThe best fixed rate mortgage offers may soon disappear
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