Not enjoying the Ryanair experience is, in a sense, a crucial component of the Ryanair experience. And yet, over the past few days, I have glimpsed the possibility – remote though it may be – of the Ryanair customer experience actually worsening, and have felt myself, against all expectation, feeling almost defensive of it. “Taking to Twitter” is – like tweets about things you don’t see so much any more – a thing you don’t see so much any more.) And so, as unpleasant as the experience of being a Ryanair customer currently is, it would be foolish to conclude that it couldn’t get any worse were Musk to buy the company. Perhaps a Musk-owned Ryanair would be the thing that finally forced me to bring an end to my vexed customer relationship with the airline.

Source: The Irish Times January 24, 2026 12:17 UTC