Ryanair CEO who argued with Elon Musk over Starlink thinks every airline will have free WiFi within 5 years

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Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary during a press conference at The Mayson Hotel, Dublin, after tech billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of buying the budget airline to
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at last Wednesday's press conference.

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Elon Musk has met his match in Ryanair's finely-tuned trolling

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary poses in front of a backdrop at a press conference at Ryanair's headquarters on October 8, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary has a long history of making provocative statements to get attention.

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Ryanair is embracing the feud with Elon Musk and says it's hand-delivering a ticket to X's Dublin office

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Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary during a press conference at The Mayson Hotel, Dublin, after tech billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of buying the budget airline to
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary at Wednesday's press conference.

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Ryanair launches 'Great Idiots' seat sale 'especially for Elon' as feud escalates

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A collage of a Ryanair Boeing 737 Max and Elon Musk pouting in thought and wearing a DOGE cap.
A Ryanair Boeing 737 Max, and Elon Musk.

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'Fire him': Elon Musk and the billionaire CEO of Europe's biggest airline trade insults over Starlink

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Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said he wasn't interested in Elon Musk's Starlink.

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Free WiFi is no longer a special in-flight perk — it's a carrot to boost airline loyalty

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WiFi on a plane.
Airlines are increasingly tying free WiFi to loyalty to boost membership sign-ups.

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SpaceX is moving thousands of Starlink satellites in orbit to reduce the chances of them colliding with rivals

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasts off carrying Starlink satellites into orbit.

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Starlink traffic doubles as Elon Musk's SpaceX eyes $1.5 trillion public listing

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Starlink satellites into orbit.

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SpaceX Hypes 2026 IPO With Predictable Ingredient: AI in Orbit

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A Falcon 9 rocket launching

Musk Says Starlink, Not NASA, Is SpaceX’s Cash Cow

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