
Ryanair tried to make fun of British Airways accidently landing in Edinburgh instead of Düsseldorf but people weren’t having it.
The low-cost airline took to its official Twitter page and presented BA with a copy of Geography For Dummies.
It was of course, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Monday BA flight that accidently flew to Scotland rather than Germany after the wrong flight plan was used. It's the one that caused newsreader Simon McCoy to react like this.
Hey @British_Airways, we have a present for you 👀 https://t.co/m3K9ZNk0Ew— Ryanair (@Ryanair) 1553534825
British Airways had initially responded to the dig with, “Now, now. No one is perfect. Lolly.”
But Ryanair was relentless: “True, Lolly! Even we wouldn’t flog Edinburgh as Germany.”
@British_Airways True, Lolly! Even we wouldn’t flog Edinburgh as Germany #DusseldorfNorth 🏴🇩🇪— Ryanair (@Ryanair) 1553537604
People online responded to Ryanair's cheap dig with a few reminders...
Starting with the fact that Ryanair themselves aren't exactly exempt from making flight mistakes
@Ryanair @British_Airways I remember the time you dropped me in Vienna after telling me we were meant to be landing… https://t.co/1Z9xiMY7I8— Richard Chambers (@Richard Chambers) 1553535839
@Ryanair @British_Airways May I remind @Ryanair of the flight FR8582 from London to Thessaloniki, Greece, that land… https://t.co/Anv19xhDh0— travelingpsychiatrist (@travelingpsychiatrist) 1553606956
@Ryanair @British_Airways Well... https://t.co/JIB7Ckd8JM— Kevin Andrew (@Kevin Andrew) 1553554775
And then people just began pointing out things they didn't like about Ryanair in general.
Like the legroom on its flights for example...
And its additional fees for luggage policy
@Ryanair @British_Airways Unfortunately @RyanAir your image exceeds our image upload allowance. Please pay an unre… https://t.co/ivFM7SbLFp— eddie duggan (@eddie duggan) 1553627138
@Ryanair @British_Airways Ha ha Ryan Air you can talk. love BA https://t.co/KONimTa6MF— adam grindley (@adam grindley) 1553636887
Others reminded Ryanair that earlier this year employees went on strike for better working conditions...
Multiple flights across Europe had been grounded, causing delays and cancellations to thousands of peoples’ flights.
And of that racist incident on one of its flights
@Ryanair @British_Airways I'd rather land in the wrong place with @British_Airways, Then to be Racially Abused, and… https://t.co/GpT0ZvBx3i— Natel (@Natel) 1553643185
In fact, it was Ryanair, not British Airways, that has been voted the worst airline serving the UK for the sixth year running.
Awkward.
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