The Channel 4 documentary was sensationalist and typical tabloid type journalism with a lot of inconsistencies and scenarios that were not even filmed on Ryanair aircraft.
Michael O'Leary is not asking for aircraft to depart ahead of security, he is merely saying that the UK Government are going way over the top and that they and the BAA are incompetent.
I have just flown around Europe on Ryanair and all bar one flight were on time, the one that was late was only so by 30 minutes. The aircraft were clean and smart and the staff very professional in their duties. A lot of anti-LCC sentiment is based on snobbery you only had to see Newsnight last night for that to be confirmed. The inference was that too many of the lower classes were travelling and should be stopped to save the economy.
One presenter said that families are separated on low-cost flights. This is just not true as both Ryanair and easyJet pre-board families so they can sit together. Whilst some highly regarded charter airlines charge for this "privilege".