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Ryanair: Cheap, Cramped and Making Its CEO a Fortune

Ryanair: Cheap, Cramped and Making Its CEO a Fortune

Update: 2024-04-011
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Michael O’Leary has been running Ryanair for the past 30 years — the longest tenure of any major airline boss. During that time he has turned a paltry operation that flew 200,000 customers a year into a low-cost behemoth, with passenger numbers set to reach close to 200 million this year. WSJ’s Benjamin Katz profiles the colorful CEO, who is now on the verge of earning a more than $100 million bonus. 




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Priam Reynolds

Did he say "I'm Kate Linebaugh"??

Apr 2nd
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Ryanair: Cheap, Cramped and Making Its CEO a Fortune

Ryanair: Cheap, Cramped and Making Its CEO a Fortune

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