article_snippet: It is believed It could take up to five years to realize the plan, as Europes largest budget airline needs to source appropriate long-haul aircraft for the routes.
article_snippet: Michael O'Leary  previously said Europes largest budget airline has long been looking at long-haul flight plans, but is held back by a lack of aircraft availability . '
article_snippet: The difficulty is, I keep cautioning, is that there's no availability of long-haul aircraft for another four or five years.'