Michael O’Leary’s plane speaking touches down on passengers

MICHAEL O’Leary is almost as well-known for shooting from the lip as he is for his cheap airfares.

The head of the no-frills airline is notorious for his lack of patience with people who complain at fines for not obeying Ryanair’s rules and regulations to the letter.

Most recently, Ryanair’s chief executive has described passengers who forget to print their boarding passes as “idiots”.

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