Michael O'Leary at the Innovation Convention 2011 - Brussels

[DeftonesFan95]

His style of speaking is the most American-styled I've ever seen from a European.

[kathal34]

Excellent service, we also depend on Ryanair for our business. Such a shame that airports like Charleroi and Luton are incapable of managing the swathes of captive customers that he brings them!

[videoreff]

My former job lasted 4 years during which time I developed a Europe-wide contract with a major company. We started in the U.K. plus 2 other countries, we ended up in 12 countries, signing a 5-year rolling contract in excess of €20m.

My job wouldn't have existed without Ryanair.

[KornelBerkes]

I bet the customers he leaves on airports because of the incapability of handling the check ins/boarding properly love him the same way as the eurobureaucrats...

[sdrtcacgnrjrc]

I'd hate to have to work for him though...

[Fbrady1974]

Typical union bull crap opinion...munkifisht..are you suggesting Boeing deliver new planes with old engines??

[gkatsa]

Well said. Brussels is indeed a very boring, uninspiring place dominated by European institutions that noone (even people working for them) understands why they even exist besides spending taxpayers' money.

[GOPsithlord]

As an American who despises flying in the not-so-friendly, cattle car like skies of Ryan Air, I have only one thing to say to Michael O'Leary: He's right. No matter how many scratch cards they try to throw at me, no matter how bad the food is, I will fly his airline, b/c despite all the hassle of actually flying his airline, that price is a dominant driver in airfare is a simple statement of fact for budget consumers like myself. So, here's two cheers for Mr. O'Leary.

[gav161]

Brilliant!

[kered13]

The Wright brothers first flew in 1903, not 1912.

[mangoditreviso]

Michael O'Leary is a guru! I love this guy and agree with every of his words. Well done Michael!

[nnlamb25]

@2Phast4Rocket I think it's funny he would even say that. He's basically saying "well, the government lets you own a private business. So your welcome". I mean really?

[pwwatson8888]

Ryanair customer service is crap. You try and call Ryanair and get someone to answer the phone; good luck. I have flown 45 times this year and will never use Ryanair. The seats are uncomfortable and the crew which is supposed to be trained in safety procedures, aren't.

[brianrallen]

@pwwatson8888 .... I have flown 45 times this year ....

Paid for, by whom?

You sound like that EU ponce who reacted with such arrogant disdain to Mr O'Leary's brilliant lecture -- and who claimed credit for Mr O'Leary's success. (As in, if the EU's Neo-Soviet's so damned good at anything at all, why is it bankrupt, why has America had to spend Twenty Trillion Dollars defending it -- & where are Sabena, Alitalia & Olympic Airways et al?)

Ryanair's operational safety record is outstanding!

[munkifisht]

@brianrallen Many airlines have an outstanding safety record, and most are far older than Ryanair. What you don't know is that many of Ryanairs engines were retrofitted with silencers as they were so old they contravened environmental regulations. Also there are serious questions about the quality of repairs carried out on Ryanair planes and the subcontractors are put under serious pressure to increase turn around times and declare planes safe to fly. Source: DAA ground staff

[skunkwerksrc]

Wow! Excellent.

He's a cocky git, but absolutely admirable. I particularly enjoyed the shots of the audience' reactions.

[JohnnyCaraveo]

This case is amazing. I like him.

[ndillon18]

5:57 Dagny?

[eenkmouse2311]

John Galt Lives!!! Shrug, baby, shrug!

[Wizardess]

The EU is safe as long as Alexandrov doesn't go off and visit North Carolina or Texas for far more business friendly environments than Taxifornia and its EU sort of socialism.

{^_-}

[mattpkp]

I love politicians, if we didn't take the first step to remove the regulations we put in place to screw you, you would REALLY be screwed!

[Radiotree]

Well done sir.

[Jblod240]

This guy is circulating in the States now. Way to go Ireland!

I always knew you guys were smarter than the Greeks :)

[StephJ623]

I so wish they would come to the US!

[shawn92101]

I would love to work for this company? Do you have international routes to Florida US?

[markphillips442]

@shawn92101 They only fly within Europe right now. You never know about what they might do in the future though!

[wizmindfire]

This guy is straight out of Atlas Shrugged. Notice, that this means he's doing well, the customers have more of their own cash in their own pockets. True capitalism and free market action at work: win-win-lose. Who loses? The bureaucrats who want to control every aspect of your lives.

[2Phast4Rocket]

The smugness of the host in response to Mike Oleary presentation on airline deregulation is very telling. He said if not for the EU to deregulate, Ryan Air wouldn't have existed. In Brussels and all eurocrats minds, they do a favor to businesses. Business exists because of their governmental intervention. That doesn't explain why Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France cannot beat air fare offered by Ryan Air.

[henrycate]

Is this guy American? :-)

[lespaul06320]

This man is brilliant ! I m glad to work for him !

[abatonime]

A taxi from Charleroi to Brussel would cost more than 200€ I guess

[rommeldebommel0000]

@abatonime indeed, starting price is €24,-

[amsteixeira9]

@abatonime But a bus costs 13€ and takes you there in 40m, not much longer than Zaventem do the city center... :)

[abatonime]

@amsteixeira9 O'Leary said TAXI not bus.

[MrTomsa89]

He's actually pretty good speaker/spokesman...