Ryanair ready to fight adverse EU ruling

RYANAIR said yesterday that it doesn’t believe the European Commission (EC) will force it to sell its 25.17% stake in Aer Lingus.

The low fares specialist added that it was willing to take the EC to court if it were forced to do so.

Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary also said he has been “deluged” by European and US airports interested in his plan for a discount trans-Atlantic airline.