Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary: ‘British government couldn't run a sweet shop’

Airline chief blames Brexit for delays at Heathrow and other UK airports

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary

Ciara O'Loughlin

Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has blamed the UK Government’s Brexit policy on the airport delays there, saying they “couldn’t run a sweet shop”.

Many airports in the UK are experiencing significant delays as Heathrow today asked airlines to cancel 10pc of their flights due to a baggage backlog.