He said it was "the perfect antidote" to RTÉ and NPHET's "daily doses of pessimism".
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has defended the airline's 'Jab and Go' ad, claiming that there is nothing insensitive or wrong about it.
He said that the tone of the ad is "completely fine", and that it acts as "the perfect antidote" to RTÉ and NPHET's "daily doses of pessimism".
He made these comments while speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland on Monday morning.
However, O'Leary also said that Ryanair will not be requiring proof of vaccination from intending passengers.
In what was a fascinating interview, O'Leary also said that everyone who has requested a refund for a cancelled flight has received one.
When asked by Adam Maguire whether all the people on social media who are claiming not to have gotten a refund from Ryanair are lying, O'Leary replied: "Correct."
This comes after Ryanair said it may lose close to €1 billion in its current financial year, but that Europe's largest low-cost carrier said the crisis would create significant growth opportunities.
The airline said it expects to post a loss of between €850-950m in its current financial year, which ends on 31 March. This would be its worst ever financial performance.
In a statement issued to JOE, the airline said: "As we look beyond the Covid-19 crisis, and vaccinations roll out, the Ryanair Group expects to have a much lower cost base and a strong balance sheet, which will enable it to fund lower fares and add lower cost aircraft to capitalise on the many growth opportunities that will be available in all markets across Europe, especially where competitor airlines have substantially cut capacity or failed.
"We will work assiduously with our airport and Govt partners to restore routes and recover traffic for the benefit of our airports, our customers and our people as we try to prioritise the jobs and salary recovery of our people."
