Elon Musk Calls Ryanair CEO 'An Utter Idiot,' Floats Buying the Company Bibhu Pattnaik Tue, January 20, 2026 at 5:16 PM GMT+5:30 2 min read RYAAY NVDA TSLA Elon Musk is musing about acquiring Ryanair Holdings plc (NASDAQ:RYAAY) following a heated online disagreement with Ryanair CEO Michael O’Leary. The feud erupted last week after O’Leary dismissed the idea of incorporating Starlink internet devices on Ryanair’s fleet, attributing increased fuel costs to the weight and drag of the antennas. He projected that the service could potentially cost the airline a hefty sum of $250 million annually.
