Ryanair strategy: Tech meltdown unlikely, says airline

Ryanair is confident of not suffering the kind of technology meltdown that hit British Airways last weekend, causing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and a likely huge compensation bill for inconvenienced passengers.

“We’re not immune, we’re not complacent, but we don’t see it happening,” said Ryanair’s chief commercial officer David O’Brien, adding that the failure related to features of BA’s IT systems that Ryanair doesn’t share.

He was speaking on the back of a strong set of annual results showing Ryanair grew post-tax profits, for the 12 months to the end of March, by 6% to nearly €1.32bn.