"Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary said in an interview with Irish radio station Newstalk that he would "pay no attention whatsoever" to Mr Musk, labelling him an "idiot" after being asked about Starlink being introduced on planes. Starlink is a satellite internet system developed by Mr Musk's aerospace company SpaceX. Mr O'Leary said it would be too costly as the aerial antenna would drag on the aircraft and "passengers wouldn't pay for internet usage"."
"Mr Musk has since fired back at posts on Ryanair's X account which mocked the tech mogul over the row. While his own posts are widely taken to be provocative rather than serious bids, Mr Musk's takeover of X, formerly Twitter, began with a surprise offer to buy it after he built up a stake. Ryanair is listed on the Euronext index in Dublin and its shares have a market capitalisation of around €30.4bn."
Elon Musk created a poll on X asking his followers if he should buy Ryanair and "restore Ryan as their rightful ruler". The poll followed a feud with Ryanair over the use of Wi-Fi on flights and Musk's suggestion to introduce Starlink. Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he would "pay no attention whatsoever" to Musk and called him an "idiot" when asked about Starlink on planes. O'Leary said Starlink would be too costly because the aerial antenna would drag on aircraft and passengers wouldn't pay for internet usage. Musk has replied to mocking posts on Ryanair's X account. Ryanair is listed in Dublin with a market capitalisation around €30.4bn and expects to fly 207 million passengers this financial year.
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