RYANAIR'S boss yesterday doubled down on his point that rivals
Chief executive
"I'm not sure if Wizz or
If they did not merge together, they were likely to merge with other airlines, the CEO added.
"(It is) complete nonsense,"
He said
"We are not against any M&A type of activity but it needs to be able to deliver value for shareholders and to deliver a reason to believe in a successful outcome," he said.
Lundgren was asked whether the airline saw itself as a buyer in any future shake-out of the European industry. "We would be looking at companies, as I am sure companies would be looking at us. There is no drama around that at all," he said.
"It's like a family or a marriage, we differ from time to time," Ryanair's O'Leary said yesterday.
He said the most important thing was "good, healthy competition" as it results in customers getting the best deal.
The airline had seen "extraordinary" numbers of bookings to popular destinations including the
O'Leary welcomed a simplification of international travel rules, after ministers scrapped the travel light system for different countries.
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