O’Leary keeps everyone guessing

The Ryanair boss’s proposals to take over Aer Lingus have been knocked back on two occasions but he refuses to give up, and it’s unlikely he would go to so much bother without having a greater purpose in mind, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

MICHAEL O’Leary trained as an accountant. He can tot up the figures and he can calculate the odds.

He also knows that every big crisis throws up big opportunities and right now, shares in Europe’s legacy airlines are on the floor, and in some cases, quite cheap.