Ryanair boss claims ‘no show’ policy legal

RYANAIR chief executive Michael O’Leary claims the no-frills airline has not acted illegally in refusing to refund €4.5m it collects annually in airport charges for no-show passengers.

Mr O’Leary also threatened to withdraw three other Ryanair routes from Shannon over its long-standing row on airport charges with Aer Rianta.

In an appearance before the Oireachtas Committee on Transport yesterday, Mr O’Leary offered a trademark, brash defence of Ryanair’s practices, especially its no-refund policy for people who fail to show up for flights.