What these captains are basically saying is that they're willing to take-off with less then the fuel they're comfortable with, risking there own life and nearly 200 others because they're afraid they won't get their new base or a promotion or worst case get asked to leave. This says as much about them as it does about the bad culture within Ryanair
Exactly. Now I will give them some credit because I'm sure the Dutch tv-makers edited their words for max 'sensationalism'. But the closing statement of one of the pilots who claimed he took off with less then minimum fuel are very dubious and reflects worse on him then on his boss. But again, let's hope it is just bad editing.