Branson: EasyJet and Ryanair ‘are s****ing themselves’over Brexit

SIR RICHARD Branson has claimed that budget airlines easyJet and Ryanair are ‘s****ing themselves’ about Brexit, because they fear that leaving the EU would destroy their business.

In an exclusive interview with this weekend’s Event magazine, the Virgin Atlantic boss says his low-cost rivals fear losing access to European airspace and airports if Britain votes to leave.

Sir Richard said: ‘EasyJett and Ryanair are s****ing themselves ves about this. If we’re kicked out,t, technically, they would bee stopped from flying all their internal routes in Europe.’

Sir Richard’s comments come a month after easyJet chief executive Dame Carolyn McCall warned that leaving thee EU would see a return to the e days when flying was the privivilege of a wealthy elite. She said: ‘How much you pay for your holiday really does depend on how much h i influencefl Britain has in Europe.’

A spokesman for Ryanair last night confirmed the company would campaign for Britain to stay in the EU. However, he added:ad ‘We don’t believe a BrexitBre alone would drive up air fares,fa but the cost of travel could riser if Britain leaves theth EU and d the UK Government increases passenger duty and limits competition by allowing only one runway to be built in the South East of England.’

In his interview, Virgin Galactic space pioneer Sir Richard, 65, nails his colours to the pro-EU mast and warns that leaving could lead to the break-up of the UK.

The father-of-three said: ‘I see this as the end of Great Britain as we know it today. I think it’s that serious. Great Britain may not stay Great Britain if we leave, Scotland could well depart [the UK].

‘We could become little England.’