Video: Ryanair CEO hit with cream pies before press conference

Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary received two cream pies in the face shortly after his arrival in Belgium. The airline boss was staging a one-man protest outside the European Commission when he was hit by cream pies by two women environmental activists, The Guardian reported.

“Welcome [to] Belgium,” said one of the activists as she slammed a cream pie into O’Leary’s face.

“Stop the pollution from planes,” the other said. Both were seen walking away after attacking the Ryanair boss. O'Leary himself appeared unfazed after the attack, giving his jacket to an assistant and requesting that it be cleaned.
O'Leary, 62, was protesting against frequent air traffic controllers’ strikes in the European Union. He has long been embroiled in a face-off with air traffic controllers and pilots, saying their strikes lead to flight cancellations that in turn cost money to Ryanair, as the Irish low cost airline is then forced to compensate passengers.

The Ryanair CEO was standing with a life-size cardboard cut-out of Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, when he was attacked by climate activists in Brussels. He had been setting up to speak to the media about his petition to Ursula Von Der Leyen when the attack took place.