Ah 'Benno Brick':
-the practise of Ryanair flying with minimal fuel will eventually be fatal - rubbish
-a crash will happen eventually. - possibly - so? Probably not for fuel. Even KLM crash.
-Ryanair too much put the emphasis on reducing costs which is a possible threat for flightsafety - cannot disagree (with the italics added). Most major airlines, including BA and KLM have the same goal.
-a mayday call because of low fuel is very rare. It did not happen once in his career - Does he mean NEVER or not to him?
-the 30 minutes reserve fuel is for emergencies only. It should never happen that this reserve is used. - all crews strive not too, but that is what it is there for, Captain.
-the fuel league is no good. Calling pilots to the Ryanair HQ is intimidation. It has an affect on descisions of the captain in future situation on fuel planning - I agree in principle (does he mean Dublin?) but kind of depends how p!!ssed off the crews are and how 'profligate' they have been. Sooner or later someone will need a 'disciplinary'. It probably happens in all airlines. BA certainly had a 'fuel league table' in the early 2000's.
-Baksteen would rather (if he had a choice) fly HV, KL or EZ than FR- not a problem. I suspect he has that choice.