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Ryanair boss urges taxi drivers to work harder

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says protesting taxi drivers should work harder or get out of the business if they have a problem making a living.

Mr O’Leary, who holds a taxi-licence plate but uses it purely for personal journeys, said he doesn’t support today’s protest by taxi drivers and would be actively using his taxi on Dublin’s roads today.

He said he had “no time” for the drivers’ action and called on the Government to have the guts to issue taxi plates for as many people as might want them.


Mr O’Leary, a trenchant critic of aviation regulation, said he strongly supported the existing system of taxi regulation. “If people can’t make a living from taxis, they should work longer hours or go somewhere else. There are plenty of others who will take their place.”

Speaking at the launch of a Ryanair “rescue plan” for Irish tourism, he also called for a further expansion of bus-lanes. “Speaking as one of the many contented and very happy taxi licence-holders in the country, I think the present system is working fine.”

– the balls on this guy

link to story: irish times

I would send him a link to my blog as I think he would agree. Sadly the official ryan air policy it seem is that bloggers are lunatics:

The airline confirms a member of staff abused bloggers questionning its website credentials as idiots and lunatics

link to story: times online

thanks to Ed for today’s news.

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One Response to Ryanair boss urges taxi drivers to work harder

  1. deserthead March 9, 2009 at 5:16 am

    Excellent. I had the same sentiments while working at the competition authority but for some reason my manager and the press officer wouldn’t let me write a press release on it. Nor on farm subsidies. Nor unions. Had to contend myself with going after lawyers, which is still a pretty juicy target.

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