Skift Take
O'Leary is a master of taking bad news and giving the press something strange to talk about instead. His attack on the industry that he's obviously a genius at is simply a nice, new twist on his usual shtick.
In an interview with the business publication Management Today, Mr O’Leary was on typically bombastic form, describing himself as Europe’s “most underpaid and underappreciated boss”.
“I’m paid about 20 times more than the average employee, and I think the gap should be wider,” he said. “I was paid €1.2m last year for carrying 80 million passengers. Aer Lingus's boss [Christoph Mueller] got €1.3m for carrying nine million passengers.”
He said he regretted getting a job in the airline industry, and described holidays as
