Michael O’Leary: Ryanair set for German dominance

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has said that the airline is on course to usurp Air Berlin as the second largest player in the German market behind national flag carrier Lufthansa.

In a wide-reaching interview with German weekly newspaper Die Zeit, published today, Mr O’Leary said “we want to be the second largest airline in Germany behind Lufthansa”, adding that so-called low fares rivals in the country are only going in the opposite direction.

He predicted Lufthansa will ultimately close down its low fares offshoot, Eurowings, which is “doomed to fail because it cannot compete on price with us”.