Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport
Impact of Passenger Cap at Dublin Airport on Ryanair's Business and Operations: Ryanair
Mr. Michael O'Leary:
None are landing in France. It is flights from Ireland to Italy, the UK to Spain, Germany to Portugal and vice versa, because of the centrality of France. I suggest that Ursula von der Leyen should take the simple initiative of saying that we are not affecting anybody's right to strike but if French air traffic controllers want to go on strike, they can go on strike, but we will protect all overflights. French domestic flights and French airports will be affected. Nobody's right to strike will be impacted in any way but overflights will be protected. That is a perfectly fair and reasonable compromise. The legislation already exists and minimum service legislation already exists.
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