Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is repeatedly criticized because of the hard working conditions for the employees of the cheap airline. His new proposal should also bring a lot of headwind to O'Leary.
- Michael O'Leary is chief of low-cost airline Ryanair
- He gave the British Times an interview that caused a stir
- In it, O'Leary proposes strict security checks for Muslim men
Dublin - The head of the Irish low-cost airline Ryanair has advocated subjecting Muslim men to stricter security checks before departure than other passengers. "Who are the bombers? It will be single men traveling alone, ”said Michael O'Leary in an interview published by the British“ Times ”on Saturday. “You can't say anything because that's considered racist, but generally there will be men of Muslim faith.” When accompanied by their families, Muslim men are generally not a danger, says the company boss, who is known for polarizing statements. The risk that they and their children would blow themselves up was “fucking zero again”.
Profiling based on stereotypes and external characteristics
So-called profiling, for which O'Leary advocates, classifies people based on stereotypes and external characteristics as suspicious and checks them. The Cologne police faced the accusation of "racist profiling" last year after stopping and searching several young Muslims - they were mistakenly suspected of terrorism when, at the end of Ramadan, they walked into Cologne Central Station wearing long robes and doing so had called "Allahu Akbar" according to testimony.
On business, Ryanair is back on top and is now aiming for a billion dollar profit after a surprisingly good Christmas business. In the current financial year until the end of March, the surplus should reach 950 million to 1.05 billion euros. Management currently expects a result in the middle of the range. Most recently, Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary had announced a profit of 800 to 900 million euros after the result had plummeted to 885 million euros in the previous year.
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