Michael O'Leary, the Chairman of low-cost airline Ryanair (L) raises
his fists in front of the administrative appeals court in Nancy,
Eastern France, December 9, 2003, before the beginning of a hearing
concerning public funding of Ryanair by local French airports. O'Leary
announced that he would distribute free tickets to the first thousand
demonstrators to protest against the French court ruling, but was
verbally abused by the crowd when he only distributed leaflets
invinting people to reserve their tickets on the internet site of the
company. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler

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