Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is known for his pithy statements and aggressive campaigns – including against climate activists. In the dispute over a limit on air traffic at Dublin Airport, the budget airline is now firing violently at cyclists and Green Party politicians.
The focus of the polemic is on the Minister for Green Climate and Transport, Eamon Ryan. As a result of the European elections, he announced that he would step down as leader of the Green Party and that he would no longer stand as a candidate in the next elections. Ryanair posted a photo of deputy party leader Catherine Martin on X with the demand to “please do not recycle green waste”.
Government leader complains about ‘poisonous’ campaign
Prime Minister Simon Harris of the conservative Fine Gael party complained about the airline’s “toxic” campaign and warned against the “demonisation” of people. At the same time, Harris complained that any dispute with Ryanair was advertising for the company. “Every time we say Ryanair, Ryanair, Ryanair, it only provides more free advertising for Ryanair,” the Prime Minister said.
Flying is by far the most climate-damaging way to travel. For example, flying from Vienna to the Australian metropolis Sydney and back causes 5.8 tons of CO₂ emissions. This corresponds to almost the entire annual CO₂ consumption of one person in the European Union (7.2 tons), as shown by the comparison website myclimate.org. In total, aviation is responsible for approximately 2.5 percent of global emissions of climate-damaging greenhouse gases.
The Minister of Transport’s bicycle in sight
Ryanair has not yet convincingly explained what the #flightsnotbikes campaign has to do with cycling. Maybe it is also about the Minister of Transport’s bicycle, which he always travels with. In a post on Dublin also has the second slowest car traffic in the world.
Source: Krone
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