Ryanair Clashes With Denmark Over Labor Laws
The cut-rate carrier's pugnacious CEO is facing a backlash over his employment policies in the worker-friendly Scandinavian nation
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Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary loves a good fight, and he's won far more than he's lost, building the Irish carrier into Europe's biggest discount airline over the past 20 years.
But tiny Denmark could be O'Leary's toughest adversary yet. Since introducing service to Copenhagen this spring, Ryanair has come under nonstop attack from unions, government officials, and others who accuse it of violating workers' rights in the Scandinavian country of 5.6 million people known for generous social protections.