'THE LITTLE BOOK OF MICK'

To be published by Aurum Press, London in May 2010, under the 

title of 'Plane Speaking : The Wit & Wisdom of Michael O'Leary.'

Previously published by Gill & Macmillan, Dublin in October 2008.

Buy online at Amazon UK here or at Gill & Macmillan Ireland here.

THE IDEA :

I credit my publishers Gill & Macmillan with the idea ...

THE DUST JACKET :

Michael O’Leary, the retiring Chief Executive of Europe’s largest low fares airline Ryanair, speaks his mind. The European Commission are ‘communists‘, airport operators are ‘overcharging rapists‘, British Airways are ‘expensive bastards’, environmentalists are ‘eco-nut bags’ and travel agents are ‘fuckers‘. 'Do we carry rich people on our flights? Yes, I flew on one this morning and I’m very rich.'

Paul Kilduff, author of the best-selling ‘Ruinair‘, has gathered O’Leary’s choicest utterances. Prepare to be informed, possibly offended but most certainly amused.

On airline security : ‘We are not going to die at the hands of toiletries.’

On working at Ryanair : ‘The only thing I will not do is fly the aircraft.’

On his wedding guests : ‘Who the fuck is Aunty fucking Mavis?’

On popularity : 'I don't give a shite if nobody likes me.’

EXTRACT :  (Copyright 2008)

‘We do not take money. Passengers give it to us voluntarily.’

'You want luxury? Go somewhere else.'

'Some passengers are carrying baggage which is clearly inappropriate.’

'We are seriously considering making this the new in-flight uniform.’

‘We love Boeing. Fuck the French.’

'We shall fight them on the beaches, we shall fight them in the air, 

we shall fight them with toiletries.'

‘British Airways are skyway robbery.’

'Habemus lowest fares, my children.'

‘‘I have a taxi because it’s a good investment. I have a Mercedes 500. 

Not because I like the Mercedes 500, but because it's a big, 

comfortable fucking car.’

‘It was a chance for me to dress up with a couple of pretty girls. 

It’s a shitty job but someone has to do it.’

‘There are great people in horse racing and there are messers.’

'Don't make me look like a boring bastard in a suit.'