A UK low-cost airline chief branded the French "lazy" today after one of his planes was delayed flying back to Leeds Bradford Airport by protesting French students. Philip Meeson, chief executive of Jet2.com, was incensed that French police allowed about 50 students to stage a runway sit-down that stopped about 100 passengers boarding a Boeing 737 at Chambery airport in the French Alps last night. The plane was delayed by 90 minutes. On his airline's website, Mr Meeson had complained last week about a strike by French air traffic controllers and called for "lazy frogs to get back to work". Today he repeated the comment and said he was annoyed French police had done nothing to stop the runway protest.