article_snippet: A statement, issued from Dublin, Ireland, shot down recent speculation about budget flights to the US. '
article_snippet: The news came on the heels of a statement made by Michael O'Leary, the airline's chief executive, last year.
article_snippet: Chief executive Michael O'Leary, has said that $15 flights were in development but 'four or five years off' '
article_snippet: Not every seat will be ($15) of course; there will also need to be a very high number of business or premium seats,' Chief executive Michael O'Leary reportedly said.
article_snippet: Chief executive Michael O'Leary's also said in the past that the company has had a business plan in development for low-fare, transatlantic flights for awhile, but would need to wait until new aircraft could be ordered. '
article_snippet: The difficulty is, I keep cautioning, is that there's no availability of long-haul aircraft for another four or five years.'