TOULOUSE, France, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The head of budget
airline easyJet has told the boss of Ryanair to
focus on running his own airline after questions were raised
over the British carrier's independence.
Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary was quoted as
telling the Financial Times last week that rivals easyJet
and Wiz Air would need to merge or be taken
over as the industry consolidates in the wake of COVID-19.
"(It is) complete nonsense," easyJet CEO Johan Lundgren told
Reuters in an interview. "I would urge anyone who runs an
airline to focus on their own business rather than speculate
about others, (where) they have no idea about what's going on."
(Reporting by Tim Hepher, Editing by Louise Heavens)