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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has apologised unreservedly for calling rival airlines "high-fare rapists," a remark he had previously refused to apologise for despite criticism from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre. O'Leary said he realised his "careless" words caused considerable offence to victims and survivors of sexual violence, and promised it would not happen again.

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