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As Europe awaits a decision from U.K. voters on the Brexit Referendum, O'Leary balances an honest, even cutting, evaluation of Europe's flaws with a vision of a better Europe. It's that same dogged determination against opposition which has helped make Ryanair the world's largest airline in passenger traffic.
Speaking to Skift during a press conference in Copenhagen on Tuesday, the outspoken CEO of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary, shared insights on everything that's wrong within European Airspace, how to fix it, the importance of protecting Europe's mandate to allow the free movement of goods and people, and why UK voters should vote ‘Yes' on the Brexit Referendum, keeping the UK an active member of the European Union.
O'Leary answered our question on controversial issue of the Brexit (Britain 'exiting' the EU) candidly repeating the importance of a ‘Yes' vote today during a meeting with the press in London.
"We're one of the great success stories of the single market, and yet probably the company that has suffered most through incompetent regulation in Europe, but we're still actively campaigning and will actively campaign in the Brexit referendum in the UK to persuade UK voters to vote ‘Yes' to Europe," he told Skift. "There is no doubt that we as countries are better together, working together, as a stronger single trading block. But there's equally no doubt in my mind that when the European Union sees thin
