(BBC) Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary has been criticised for saying Muslim men should be profiled at airports.
The chief executive told the Times that “males of a Muslim persuasion” who are single and travelling alone pose the largest terror threat to airlines.
The Muslim Council of Britain said Mr O’Leary’s comments were “racist and discriminatory.”
Ryanair later said Mr O’Leary was “only calling for more effective airport security checks.”
In the wide-ranging interview, Mr O’Leary, 58, said: “Who are the bombers? They are going to be single males travelling on their own. If you are travelling with a family of kids, on you go; the chances you are going to blow them all up is zero.”
