British finance minister Rachel Reeves has just given the government's backing to a long-delayed new runway at Heathrow Airport as part of her plan to revitalise the country's sluggish economy. O'Leary said on Wednesday he did not expect Heathrow's third runway to be built any time soon.

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has said Rachel Reeves "hasn't a clue" about how to generate growth in aviation, and building a third runway at Heathrow is a ‘dead cat’, after the chancellor pledged her support for the plan.

Michael O’Leary said the UK chancellor should scrap air passenger duty rather than ‘waffle on’ about Heathrow expansion

Ryanair group chief executive Michael O'Leary said today he did not expect Heathrow's third runway to be built any time soon, but he plans huge investment in other British airports with the deployment of 100 aircraft over eight years.

UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves "knows the third runway in Heathrow won't be delivered until about 2040, possibly even 2050, if at all," says Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary. "This is a dead cat she's throwing up on the table to mask the fact that she has no growth plan,

Ryanair boss David O'Leary hits out at Rachel Reeves over Heathrow expansionPA