Branson full of praise for Ryanair

BILLIONAIRE entrepreneur Richard Branson has praised Ryanair as an “aviation pioneer” in his new book on global aviation history, Reach For The Skies.

The Virgin airline founder said that no-frills airlines like Ryanair and EasyJet had bound Europeans together more effectively than any post-war treaty.

Meanwhile, Ryanair has met with officials from the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China to discuss potential plane orders.