Tesla CEO and X Corp chairman Elon Musk, owner of the former Twitter social network, has launched a full-blown war with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary. The world's richest man is furious that O'Leary ruled out installing Starlink satellite internet's Wi-Fi connection on planes. Musk has taken to social media to ask if he should buy Ryanair to fire O'Leary. He did so through a poll titled "Should I buy Ryanair and put someone who's actually named Ryan in charge?" This is the same strategy, or a very similar one, to the one Musk used when he wanted to buy X, which he ultimately did: he acquired the social network for around $44 billion. Financial TimesIt all started with an interview on Irish radio station Newstalk, where O'Leary declared that Musk "knows nothing about airplanes." He added that this high-speed satellite connection would cost $250 million (€213 million), which his passengers wouldn't be willing to pay.

In its battle with Aena, Ryanair will also reduce its service to Barcelona during the winter season, breaking with the growth forecasts of other airlines. The cuts at El Prat are a consequence of the elimination of flights to regional Spanish airports and the Canary Islands, which the Irish airline announced after learning of the situation. The airport manager's intention to raise fees by 2026.

"Ryanair has 20 times more passengers than the 3 million who voted for Mr. Bustinduy and his Sumar party in the Spanish elections. 20 times more Spaniards support Ryanair than the crazy minister Bustinduy and his illegal fines for hand luggage." The phrase is from Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, who the airline includes in a press release on February 5 and who joins the crusade that the Irish businessman has started against the Minister of Social Rights and Consumption, Pablo Bustinduy. The campaign has not stopped there. A few days ago, the director called Bustinduy a "crazy and communist minister" and this week he has presented a campaign with offers of cheap flights with a photograph of the head of Consum with a clown wig, whom he has called a "stupid minister."