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Prarthana Prakash

Ryanair CEO slams U.K. air traffic service’s explanation for meltdown that forced him to cancel 370 flights

a picture of michael o'leary (Credit: Beata Zawrzel—NurPhoto/Getty Images)

Ryanair was among the many airline carriers that suffered from the brief but far-reaching disruption caused by a technical fault with the U.K.’s air traffic system. Now, following the publication of a report by the National Air Traffic Services on what caused the meltdown, Ryanair’s CEO has dismissed the explanation as “rubbish.”   

“This inaccurate and rubbish preliminary report is not acceptable,” Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary said in a video statement Wednesday posted on X, formerly Twitter.

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