Ryanair has left social media users in hysterics after the firm wittily engaged with a punter who had a quirky moment of clarity about the airline’s name.
Samantha Louise took to X to share her light-bulb moment with a picture of one of the Dublin-based carrier’s tails. “It was in this moment I realised that Ryanair backwards is Ryanair in an Irish accent… mind blown!” she penned in a tweet.
After spotting the post, Ryanair couldn’t resist getting involved and quickly re-shared it with a tongue-in-cheek remark, noting simply, “breaking news”. The airline’s tweet sparked a flurry of comments from others who had only just came to the same realisation as Samantha.
“Also, next time someone says ‘Ryanair’, you’ll definitely hear it in an Irish accent now,” one X user quipped. “No going back!”
Another bemused person joked: “I don’t think I’ll ever be the same again. How have I not noticed this? How has no one noticed this?”
A third person shared their take: “Bit of a Kerry accent off it if you say it slow enough.” While a fourth commented with disbelief: “Nahhhh there’s no way that’s intentional.”
And a fifth simply said: “This is good!”
Ryanair got its name from one of its founders, Tony Ryan. Tony Ryan was an Irish businessman who co-founded the airline in 1984 along with Christopher Ryan (no relation) and Liam Lonergan. As for the “Ryan” in Ryanair, it actually comes from Tony Ryan’s surname, and the “air” part simply refers to it being an airline. So, “Ryanair” essentially means “Ryan’s airline.”
The fact that Ryanair sounds similar when spelled backwards is purely a coincidence – but it’s made many of us laugh either way!
Ryanair has announced an increase in its free cabin bag size allowance by 20%, aligning with new EU regulations. meanwhile. Travellers will soon be able to pack more into their free cabin bags as the current limit of 40cm x 25cm x 20cm is set to grow to 40cm x 30cm x 20cm, giving them additional space.
Yet, with this extra room comes a word of advice. Packing expert Tom Schott advised: “The new dimension is a game-changer, but only if you use it wisely.”
He warned against overpacking, emphasising: “The mistake is to simply cram more in. The real victory for passengers is using that volume to pack with structure. A well-packed bag is a compliant bag.”
This story originally appeared on Express.co.uk
