Ryanair boss O'Leary defends 'high-fare rapists' airlines remarks
Summary
Michael O'Leary, the Ryanair CEO, called other airlines "high-fare rapists" to criticize their expensive ticket prices and refused to apologize after a rape crisis center asked him to. Officials and the crisis center said his language was inappropriate and upsetting, but O'Leary said he did not mean to make light of rape and declined to apologize or accept training.Key Facts
- O'Leary called rival airlines like British Airways and Lufthansa "high-fare rapists" due to their high ticket prices.
- The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC) asked him to apologize, saying his words upset sexual violence survivors.
- O'Leary refused to apologize and said he did not trivialize the crime of rape.
- Irish Deputy Prime Minister Simon Harris and UK Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander criticized O'Leary’s comments.
- DRCC offered O'Leary training on the impact of sexual violence, which he declined.
- O'Leary has a history of making controversial statements about his business and staff.
- Ryanair recently stopped charging parents to sit next to their children after an investigation.
- The incident happened just before Ryanair’s annual meeting with shareholders.
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