Eco-terrorists who seek to eliminate aviation altogether ambushed Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary with a pie in the face during a news conference in Brussels. But Leary took the matter in stride, responding with grace and charm. That gave Ryanair’s...
American, Brit Exchange Blows On Ryanair Flight

Wild video has remerged of a British and American man exchanging blows on a Ryanair flight to London. The reason for the fight? Absolutely pathetic. Yankee Doodle Dandy: Blows Exchanged Between Brit And American On Ryanair Flight To London...
Ryanair Apologizes After Flight Attendant Repeatedly Refers To Israel As “Palestine”

Ryanair calls it an innocent mistake, but a flight attendant who repeatedly referred to Israel as “Palestine” on a flight to Tel Aviv was unlikely simply confused as to the name of the nation. Ryanair Apologizes After Flight Attendant...
Ryanair Savagely Trolls Passenger On Twitter

You have to hand it to the kids running the Twitter team at Irish budget carrier Ryanair as there’s never a dull moment. Like the poor guy who accidentally hit shift when typing his height… Ryanair Trolls Passenger On...
Cheapskate “Forced” To Carry Clothes Onboard In His Arms Because “Carry-On Bag” Was Too Big

Are we supposed to feel sorry for a dude who was too cheap to pay for a carry-on bag on Ryanair and was therefore forced to empty the contents of that bag and carry the clothes onboard in his...
Couple Abandon Child At Airport Over €25 Fee

In a shocking case of avoiding additional airfare costs, a couple purportedly abandoned their child in Tel Aviv as they did not purchase a ticket for them to fly. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new...
Selfish Jerk Refuses To Switch Seats With Boy In Airplane Ticketing Snafu That Left Him In Tears

We’ve debated the ethics of seat swapping and the protocol for making requests, but an airplane seating story out of England that left a six-year-old boy crying really makes me shake my head. Jerk Refuses To Switch Seats With...
Ryanair Ordered To Pay Damages After Hot Tea Burns Child Onboard

Ryanair agreed to pay £3,500 in damages after a flight attendant purportedly failed to secure the lid on a hot cup of tea, leading to an eight-year-old being burned on her legs and stomach. Ryanair Will Pay Damages After Child...
Ryanair Ditches “Racist” Afrikaans Test For South African Passengers

After public outcry, Irish carrier Ryanair has ditched its controversial new policy for South African travelers which included a knowledge test administered in Afrikaans. Critics called the test “racist” and Ryanair backed down after initially defending it. Ryanair Ditched...
Crazy: Ryanair Forcing South African Passengers To Take Knowledge Test In Afrikaans Or Be Denied Boarding

Irish budget carrier Ryanair has instituted a new policy for South African travelers which includes a knowledge test administered in Afrikaans. Ryanair claims this comes in response to a fraudulent passport warning from the South African government, but the...
14 Passengers Left Behind After Ryanair Forgets To Board Them (Seriously)

14 passengers found their holiday to Spain involuntarily lengthened after Ryanair forgot to board them and the plane took off without them. Ryanair Totally Forgets To Board 14 Passengers, As Plane Takes Off With Them Still Waiting For Bus...
Clueless Couple Winds Up In Spain Instead Of England After Boarding Wrong Flight In France

Madrid is a beautiful city, but perhaps not so beautiful when you think you are flying from Marseille to London on Ryanair and wind up in the Spanish capital instead. Couple Board Wrong Ryanair Flight, Find Themselves In Spain...
Ryanair 737-800 Dropped 35,000 Feet In Seven Minutes As Cabin Filled With Smoke

A Ryanair 737-800 dropped 35,000 feet in seven minutes and made an emergency landing in France after a fire broke out onboard and smoke filled the cabin. Ryanair 737-800 Rapidly Descends 35,000 Feet After Smoke Fills Cabin The incident...
Anti-Semitic Chant on Ryanair Leads To Flight Attendant Indifference But Passenger Arrest

While flight attendants simply ignored the situation, video posted to social media spurred Essex police to arrest a man thought to have uttered anti-Semitic slogans as an Orthodox Jewish passenger made his way down the aisle on a Ryanair...
Plot Thickens: Air Traffic Controller In Belarus Who Instructed Ryanair Flight To Divert Is Missing

The air traffic controller who directed a Ryanair flight to divert from its path to Vilnius and land in Minsk, Belarus has gone missing. Air Traffic Controller Goes Missing In Belarus Oleg Galegov convinced Ryanair pilots to divert to...
Curvaceous Italian Refuses To Wear Mask Onboard Because She “Lives In A Democratic Country”

Over the last year we’ve heard a lot of reasons why passengers refused to wear masks. This time, an Italian woman made clear she had a good reason for refusing to wear a mask on her Ryanair flight to...
Ryanair Flight Diverts To Germany Due To Bomb Threat…No Passengers Arrested

Another Ryanair flight diverted to an alternate country due to an alleged bomb threat onboard, this time diverting to Berlin, Germany. Only this time, no political dissidents were arrested before the plane continued on to its final destination. Ryanair...
Qatar Airways CEO Blames Ryanair Hijacking On Pilot Error

Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Baker, never at a loss for words, has argued pilots of Ryanair flight 4978 made a “fundamental error” by flying to Minsk instead of continuing to Vilnius. He called the episode a “hijacking” and...
Transcript: Ryanair Pilots Communicate With Belarus ATC

Belarus has released a transcript of the conversation between Belarusian air traffic control operators and the Ryanair pilots of FR4978, claiming it provides definitive evidence that it did not force the plane to land in Minsk. However, its contents...
The Captain Made The Right Call In Ryanair Diversion To Belarus

Hearkening back to my days studying the utilitarianism (promoting the greatest good for the greatest number) of Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, there is simply no way you can fault the Ryanair captain for his decision to divert...