17 Tweets That Perfectly Describe Ireland’s Love-Hate Relationship With Ryanair

Us Irish love a bargain, and when it comes to travelling abroad it’s no different.

A €1 flight to Paris? Yes please.

London for a tenner? Yup, we’ll take that.

Never mind the the tedious booking process (no, I don’t want travel insurance, a hotel booking, a rental car or priority boarding), the fact that you have to pay roughly €3,000 per checked bag, or the likelihood of your flight being delayed by three hours for “indeterminate” reasons. Ryanair still has a hold of our hearts, and it won’t let go.

Behold, 16 tweets that perfectly describe our back-and-forth relationship with the king of budget airlines, Ryanair.

When there’s a flash sale on, no-one can cope with the excitement

Public appeal to Ryanair to have another flight sale, I beg

— Lauren (@Lauren_Bolger_) April 19, 2016

Someone give me a reason to buy a flight in the Ryanair sale please

— Laura (@paperlessbird) February 3, 2016

 

Ten minutes ago you had no intention of going on holiday, now you’ve booked a four-day mini break to Bratislava.

Ryanair are having another seat sale…. The temptation….. What’s Oslo like in February…..Or Amsterdam…. Oh heck.

— Lianne Reddy (@LanaReddy) February 3, 2016

Gotta love that Ryanair sale, just booked a random trip to the Netherlands

— Niamh (@niamh__oh) February 3, 2016

 

But once you arrive at the airport, things start to go downhill. 

Sitting on a runway for 2h because @ryanair failed to check the weather forecast. #holidayonhold

— Maggie (@lady_gargle) March 4, 2016

MARVEL PITCH
RyanMan – a man who can fly but with all the delays and charges of a standard RyanAir flight

— Ben Pope (@BenWPope) May 3, 2016

 

Did someone say delay? Please, no.

@Ryanair delayed an hour and half and we aren’t allowed to buy wine #sendhelp pic.twitter.com/eqYrulu6iL

— Lauren Doherty (@laurend_23) March 23, 2016

 

Maybe it’s not their fault…

Rabbit on the runway #ryanhare @Ryanair pic.twitter.com/RuivrlIKTG

— Rebeccax (@rebeccafargie) May 7, 2016

 

Luckily Ryanair alerted you ahead of time via text, right?

Thanks for the text @Ryanair to say my flight has been delayed. Unfortunately I’m sat on a stranded plane and have been for an hour.

— Nyree Hood (@nyreehood) December 7, 2013

 

Finally! You’re on board. You and 40 cramped bright yellow seats.

Ryanair yellow does not ease a hangover.

— Ben (@BenSwift94) June 23, 2013

What’s worse than being stuck on a #ryanair flight? Nothing. Nothing is worse. When I close my eyes I still see the garish yellow seats.

— Stuart Hogben (@stuarthogben) May 28, 2015

Paid more for extra leg room on @Ryanair. Got less leg room. I love it when a plan comes together. pic.twitter.com/ZqyIm4vjej

— Dara Munnis (@daramunnis) May 6, 2016

 

(Although if you’ve flown recently you might have noticed they’ve toned down the yellow, yay!)

Love the new interior guys @Ryanair pic.twitter.com/2dkiBQPyBf

— Leeroy J. (@flank_two) April 30, 2016

 

(Only on the front of the seats, though. Boo.)

New @Ryanair cabin interior has ambient ceiling lighting and oh so close to ditching that hideous yellow. pic.twitter.com/2UYsHARjra

— Simon Dempsey (@simondempsey) May 4, 2016

 

Once the flight lands, there’s always that moment of anticipation when you think you’re getting away without hearing the fanfare.

The best thing about a delayed flight with @Ryanair is that we didn’t get to hear the trumpet fanfare at landing

— G-Unit (@BListAtCapital) May 6, 2016

 

Oh wait, there it is.

Today’s entry of things I’ll never stop laughing at:

Ryanair’s victory fanfare after landing a flight.

— Panik Mesaritis (@Panik64) February 9, 2016

 

But let’s face it, we’ll still choose Ryanair any day – as long as it’s cheaper, that is.

Aer Lingus was €1 cheaper than Ryan Air and I love myself

— Zombie Linda (@Chewbekahh) April 25, 2016

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