- Ryanair opposes England rejoining EU as full member
- Brexit described as economic disaster for England
- Closest possible trade agreement without political alignment supported
- easyJet executive shared leaving EU showed no economic benefits
- Closer cooperation between England and Europe would be beneficial
Michael O’Leary of Ryanair said he is opposed to England rejoining the EU as a full member during the Airlines for Europe briefing in Brussels. Brexit has been an economic disaster for England according to the carrier executive. The closest possible trade agreement without political alignment would be supported.
O’Leary shared that England would not necessarily pass a referendum particularly with worse terms than departure. He shared that another 10 or 20 years of psychodrama over EU membership could not be handled. Vital trading links between England and Europe without political union were required.
Kenton Jarvis of easyJet shared that as an England citizen it was hard to see benefits of leaving the EU. He shared that economically it had been a disaster and EES queues were not enjoyable. Closer cooperation between England and Europe would be beneficial. Full rejoining complications were above his pay grade but closer cooperation would definitely benefit.
Michael O’Leary shared: we have had enough of the psycho drama of England and Europe and Brexit. I mean, I think absolutely Brexit has been an economic disaster for England, but I do not believe that England should rejoin the EU as a full member. I don’t think they necessarily pass a referendum and particularly if the new terms would be so much worse than the terms on which England left. Will they have to give up sterling? What else will they have to give up?
But I would be absolutely four four square behind the EU reaching a trade agreement with and the closest possible trade agreement with the EU without all the political alignment because it gives um you know bounds like Nigel Farage and all these people you know the oxygen of spending the next 10 or 20 years Boris Johnson and those clowns complaining about Europe and that you know England hasn’t got independent, England can’t get what it wants because it’s constrained by Europe. I don’t not sure Europe can handle another 10 or 20 years of psycho drama over whether England is a full member or not. But it’s absolutely vital that England and Europe have the closest possible trading links without necessarily political union.
Kenton Jarvis shared: it’s very hard to see any benefits of leaving the EU. Economically, it has definitely been a disaster. Personally, don’t enjoy the EESQs. SoI I couldn’t agree more that there should be an opportunity for England and Europe to get closer together to strike a very good cooperative deal and I think that will be in in in the benefit of it. I don’t it’s above my pay grade to consider what the what the complications are of a full rejoining of the EU, but a closer cooperation would definitely be a benefit.
