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RYANAIR / MEXICO - Don't mince your words Michael
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14:06 28Apr09 Swine Flu Is Only Tragedy For "Slums" - Ryanair Chief<RYA.I><RYAAY.O>
LONDON (AFP)--The outspoken head of Irish budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYA.DB) said Tuesday the swine flu outbreak was only a risk to Asians and Mexicans "living in slums."
Michael O'Leary said travelers had little to fear from the deadly virus, and predicted that a couple now being treated in Scotland for the illness after a honeymoon in Mexico was in no danger.
"It is a tragedy only for people living...in slums in Asia or Mexico," he
said. "But will the honeymoon couple from Edinburgh die? No. A couple of
Strepsils (a brand of throat lozenges) will do the job."
O'Leary, accused by critics of doing anything for publicity, recently caused an uproar by suggesting Ryanair might charge passengers to use toilets on its flights.
The airline doesn't operate flights to Mexico.
LONDON (AFP)--The outspoken head of Irish budget airline Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYA.DB) said Tuesday the swine flu outbreak was only a risk to Asians and Mexicans "living in slums."
Michael O'Leary said travelers had little to fear from the deadly virus, and predicted that a couple now being treated in Scotland for the illness after a honeymoon in Mexico was in no danger.
"It is a tragedy only for people living...in slums in Asia or Mexico," he
said. "But will the honeymoon couple from Edinburgh die? No. A couple of
Strepsils (a brand of throat lozenges) will do the job."
O'Leary, accused by critics of doing anything for publicity, recently caused an uproar by suggesting Ryanair might charge passengers to use toilets on its flights.
The airline doesn't operate flights to Mexico.
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Do we have a full transcript of what was said, as opposed to what the journalist chose to report?
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Do we have a full transcript of what was said, as opposed to what the journalist chose to report?
probably wasn't printable....
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