Michael O'Leary has been on every RTE show he can get on today raging against a proposed Metro Line from Stephen's Green to the Airport.
He's so vehement I'm wondering if the guy has some sort of Financial stake in Buses or on not having the Metro built.
His argument seems to be that it's a complete waste of money because only 20% of people going to the Airport will ever use it. I don't know where he got these statistics from. For starters not everyone on the Metro will be going to or from the Airport, there will be other stops beyond the Airport E,g, In Swords.
He actually said on Liveline that even if the Metro has to pass under Dublin Airport to get to Swords, we shouldn't put a Metro stop in the Airport.
Hence the title of this Thread.
Has the guy completely lost it? Can you imagine what he'd have to say if a 1.5 Billion Metro passed under the Airport and noone bothered to put in an Airport stop.
He also claimed on Live line that the Two Luas Lines can't be linked up because they have different Gauge Sizes. An old chestnut that I thought had long since been laid to rest.
One more time Michael, for the slow learners. The Luas Tracks are a different Gauge to CIE's Heavy Rail. That's because Luas is LIGHT rail. They are the same as each other.
Michael. In the name of all that's good and wholesome, before you embarass yourself again on the National Airwaves would you at least do a quick Google and check your facts.
I'll accept our Tabloid Journalists lying to me, I expect it from them, but when I'm 30,000ft up in a flying Tin Can, I'd like to be at least somewhat sure that the guy running the company is actually running the company and not just running his mouth off.
-Rd