Ryanair's CEO says flight bookings in Europe have surged since Middle East travel chaos began

Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary.

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• The US and Israel's strikes on Iran are changing the face of air travel.
• Flight bookings in Europe are surging while those to the Middle East are collapsing, Ryanair's CEO said.
• He doesn't expect the conflict to last into the summer because Trump "has a short attention span."

The CEO of Europe's biggest airline has said that more people are looking to vacation in the continent since the US strikes on Iran.