Staffing shortages played a role in a near-collision between an easyJet plane and a private jet at the Bordeaux airport in December 2022, according to French investigators. They found that three controllers were working in the tower at the time of the incident instead of the six required by the duty roster.

This should be the key aspect here. If we elevate the ramblings of Ryan Air to become any basis of policy, we should prepare for it to become normal that people are being killed in plane crashes in France.