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"Airline boss attacks UK airport over fares"

Friday, August 22, 2003

O'Leary attacks UK airport over fares
The Irish Independent


RYANAIR boss Michael O'Leary has unleashed a fierce attack on another
airport for its policies on low-fare airlines - this time Birmingham
International Airport (BIA) is under fire.

He accused BIA of "hanging off the coat-tails" of British Airways and
failing to capitalise on the growth of the cheap flights market.

His criticism came as he announced 30,000 free Ryanair fights on two new
daily routesfrom Birmingham to Barcelona's Girona Airport, and Murcia in
southern Spain, as well as its daily Dublin route.

His comments have sparked a bitter war of words within the industry.

Competitor airline MyTravelLite, which has its HQ in Birmingham, accused
Ryanair ofpulling the wool over passengers' eyes, noting that Girona Airport
is over 50 miles fromBarcelona city centre.

BIA accused Mr O'Leary of "headline grabbing", and said FlyBe and
MyTravelLite were in fact bigger operators out of Birmingham than BA.

Mr O'Leary claimed BIA could have doubled its passenger numbers had it spent
more time developing links with operators like Ryanair.


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