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We bet you didn\u2019t know that as well as providing cheap flights to a plethora of European cities at ungodly hours, Ryanair are also a bloody good laugh.<\/p>\n
They did a funny on social media. You know how Mikel Arteta hasn\u2019t won a trophy since 2020 and has finished second in the Premier League for three years in a row, yeah? Well get this. It\u2019s his birthday today and the Irish airline noted that as cause for celebration and would have had us rolling in one of their aisles if it didn\u2019t come with a hidden surcharge.<\/p>\n
\nfinally celebrating something https:\/\/t.co\/ImBLnbhhk5<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ryanair (@Ryanair) March 26, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
Good one, Ryanair. We knew you were one of the lads. D\u2019you know what, our ribs have been tickled sufficiently that we\u2019re jolly well gonna go and book that \u00a310 flight to Tbilisi (rising to \u00a3300 with add-ons).<\/p>\n
We shouldn\u2019t have expected any less from a company with an X bio reading \u2018catch flights, not feelings with Europe\u2019s favourite airline\u2019, whose previous witty posts this month include \u2018Dwayne\u2019s gone to Turkey\u2019 in reference to The Rock\u2019s flowing locks for the live-action Moana film and asking if Tom Holland will pay to sit with Zendaya after they got married. Such a hoot.<\/span><\/p>\n
Zero mention on the socials of the mid-air state emergency called by one of their flights on Wednesday, but good to see Miley Cyrus recreating a viral Hannah Montana meme on their feed.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the sort of post \u2013 written in lower case to ensure we all know that they\u2019re carefree guys who don\u2019t play by The Man\u2019s rules \u2013 that would get no interaction whatsoever if your average fan did it. A blue-ticked individual of some renown would be destroyed. Because \u2013 and this is the absolute key here \u2013 it\u2019s not funny.<\/p>\n
The 100k likes and 11k reposts and counting are down to the shock factor of a big company taking pot shots at a football club. Unfortunately, rival fans love it.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n The comment section is filled with a mixture of cry-laughing emojis and references to Arsenal being \u2018cooked\u2019 by Ryanair, and Gooners hitting out at the airline and calling for a boycott until Skyscanner reveals it really is the cheapest way to get to Benidorm. It\u2019s an \u2018any press is good press\u2019 situation.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s also unoriginal. We had the Pizza Hut war of words with Leeds United in 2019 during \u2018Spygate\u2019 and the maddest of all company interactions with football clubs in 2021 when Dulux mocked Tottenham\u2019s empty trophy cabinet<\/strong> after announcing their partnership as their official paint supplier.<\/p>\n
\nWe\u2019re deeply sorry for the posts from Dulux this morning in response to the announcement of our relationship with @SpursOfficial<\/a>.These do not reflect how proud we are to be the Official Paint Supplier of the Club. We\u2019re investigating what happened and apologise to all Spurs fans.<\/p>\n