<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>(MT Newswires) -- Ryanair (RYAAY) Chief Executive Officer Michael O'Leary expects airspace incursions like the Russian drone barrage over Poland on Wednesday to &#34;be an ongoing issue for all airlines for the next number of years,&#34; multiple news outlets reported Thursday.</p><p> He told shareholders Thursday the incident was a &#34;wake-up call for Europe and NATO&#34; as he called for a strong response to &#34;Russian prodding,&#34; according to the reports. The Russian drones were shot down over Poland, marking the first time a member of NATO is known to have fired shots during the Russia-Ukraine war, Reuters said.</p><p> &#34;This kind of irritant, Russia poking the bear, Russia irritating Europe, Russia playing games with Europe, will continue,&#34; O'Leary said, adding that the air carrier does not &#34;see it as a safety issue, but it's certainly a disruption issue,&#34; according to Bloomberg.</p><p> The incident cut Ryanair's on-time performance to 60% as it affected air traffic in Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Germany, Bloomberg said.</p><p>&#34;We expect more disruptions, unless the EU and the White House take some firm stick, preferably in the form of sanctions, penal sanctions, on Russia,&#34; O'Leary was quoted by Reuters as saying.</p></div></div>

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<p>Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary warns that airspace incursions, like the recent Russian drone incident over Poland, may persist for years, affecting all airlines. He described the event as a wake-up call for Europe and NATO, urging a strong response to Russian provocations. O'Leary noted that while these incursions are not seen as safety threats, they disrupt operations, as evidenced by Ryanair's on-time performance dropping to 60%. He called for firm sanctions against Russia to mitigate future disruptions.</p>

Ryanair CEO O'Leary Reportedly Says Airspace Incursions May Continue for Years