While Ryanair Group CEO Micheal O’Leary jokingly lists his hobbies as Bog Snorkeling, one hobby he takes pretty seriously is bashing Lufthansa, the German flag carrier.

Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary Calls Out Lufthansa Over Ghost Flights by Tom Boon January 12, 2022 3 minute read ADVERTISEMENT While Ryanair Group CEO Micheal O’Leary jokingly lists his hobbies as Bog Snorkeling, one hobby he takes pretty seriously is bashing Lufthansa, the German flag carrier. Today, he continued this hobby calling out Lufthansa for its recent ghost flight claim. Many airlines were forced to operate ghost flights to maintain slots at the height of the pandemic until the rules regarding slots were relaxed. Ryanair also operated ghost flights during the height of the crisis. While Lufthansa was grounding surplus aircraft, the Irish LCC’s motive was to keep aircraft and crew ready for flight. Solving Lufthansa’s ghost flight problem This morning, Ryanair proudly proclaimed that it had solved Lufthansa’s ghost flight problem. Last week, the Lufthansa Group revealed that the reintroduction of use it or lose it slot rules meant that it would need to fly 18,000 flights with no passengers to maintain its slots.