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Ryanair Boss Says Drones Disrupting EU Airports Should Be Shot Down

Summary by Politico Europe
The outspoken Ryanair boss has no faith in EU leaders to manage the threat, says Ursula von der Leyen should quit.

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Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary has accused the European Union of failing to protect airports from drones flying near them, calling for them to be shot down.

Michael O’Leary says European countries should immediately shoot down drones that disrupt air traffic. The Ryanair CEO criticized ... ...

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Director Ryanair Michael O'Leary criticized the EU for its inability to protect airports from drones. In an interview with Politico, he stressed that drones that interfered with European air traffic had to be knocked down. "Why don't we shoot down these drones? Our work was disrupted three weeks ago when drones flew over Poland and the Polish airports were closed for four hours," he said. O'Liri referred to the violation of airspace over Denmark…

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Politico Europe broke the news in Brussels, Belgium on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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