I came into business to make money, I make no apology for that. I wanted to make a lot of money but after the first £50million or £100million, it became less about making money and more about having fun.

If drink sales are falling off, we get the pilots to engineer a bit of turbulence. That usually spikes sales.

It's a great incentive to work long hours. I limit the holiday to two weeks and then get the hell back to the office. If I had my choice I wouldn't take holidays but my wife insists on time with the kids. That's enough. Prior to getting married I never took a holiday.

Why does every plane have two pilots? Really, you only need one pilot. Let's take out the second pilot. Let the bloody computer fly it.

Ryanair's biggest achievement? Bringing low fares to Europe and still lowering em. Biggest failure? Hiring me.

The French have never produced a great philosopher. Great wine maybe, but no great philosophers.

The airline industry is full of bullshitters, liars and drunks. We excel at all three in Ireland.