He made these comments (if I remember correctly) when the airline industry was still booming and the new idea of RyanAtlantic was coming to light.
It is without doubt that he is the best in any business at controlling the bottom line and at the moment it is what is needed. If he resigned from Ryanair there would be hundreds of the world biggest companies wanting him in their seat.
He may not be the best for a companies image but again, he is the best at
PR in the business.
He is desperately needed at FR over the next 2 years during these challenging times.
Personally, I think the best move for him would be to move into an advisory role for all companies and work with their staffs to reduce costs. He would become the Simon Cowell of the business world - the man everyone looks at.