Ryanair trolls British Airways over flight to wrong country, instantly regrets it

Ryanair thought it would publicly poke fun at British Airways after it accidentally flew a plane to the wrong city. But it didn’t go down well.

An attempt by Ryanair to publicly mock British Airways for flying passengers to the wrong city has backfired in a big way.

The Irish low-cost carrier took to Twitter to have a laugh after a British Airways flight from London to Dusseldorf in Germany on Monday landed in Edinburgh instead.

The mistake was said to be due to an incorrect flight path being filed.

“Hey @British_Airways, we have a present for you,” Ryanair tweeted, along with a photo of the book, Geography for Dummies.

Hey @British_Airways, we have a present for you 👀 pic.twitter.com/m3K9ZNk0Ew

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) March 25, 2019

But the joke didn’t go so well for Ryanair after a flurry of Twitter users pointed out it had done the same thing in the past.

Earlier this year, a Ryanair flight landed in Romania instead of Greece, and in 2006, a Ryanair flight landed at a military base instead of Derry airport in Northern Ireland.

Those in glass houses. https://t.co/KnOpdcGpOd

— Richard Spaven (@EUCNut) March 26, 2019

Hope BA didn't land in the pothole your pilot left Thursday when he lamped the plane off the runway in Edinburgh...

— Ger Kirwan (@kirwe_tweets) March 25, 2019

Really? Your pilots have done the same thing. E.g. Landing in a military base in Ballykelly instead of @CoDerryAirport in 2006 don't throw stones from glass houses 😂😉https://t.co/eq3VViOXBU

— Eamonn Maguire (@antarcticdesign) March 26, 2019

Really? Ryanair landed in Timisoara, RO instead of Thessaloniki, GR in January... and you left the passengers there without any info!

— Zoumpourlou (@Zoumpourlou1) March 25, 2019

And here's one for you @Ryanair pic.twitter.com/visVrSN0Hm

— Mr JB (@essex_o) March 25, 2019

Hopefully BA can fit it in their carry on bag or it will cost extra

— Becky Healy (@healyarious) March 26, 2019

For free? Or are you going to charge them for that aswell?

— Sr Guiri (@GarrodChristian) March 25, 2019

Well this is going well for @Ryanair . 😂😂😂

— barry connolly (@baz_1963) March 26, 2019

“I think that book should stay in your collection,” one person replied.

Another person tweeted a photo of “Customer Service for Dummies”.

Other Twitter users also joked what a surprise it was that Ryanair would gift British Airways a book for free, given it’s famous for slugging people extra for things like seat selection and carry-on baggage.

“@Ryanair how much you charging @British_Airways for that book because you not giving it away for free,” someone wrote.

Now, now. No one is perfect. Lolly

— British Airways (@British_Airways) March 25, 2019

True, Lolly! Even we wouldn’t flog Edinburgh as Germany #DusseldorfNorth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇩🇪

— Ryanair (@Ryanair) March 25, 2019

Get a room you two. And a map. pic.twitter.com/ZRUR4SOpC4

— Julie El Taher (@DrNancyDrew) March 25, 2019

One Twitter user remarked: “For free? Or are you going to charge them for that as well?”

British Airways replied to Ryanair’s original taunt, saying: “Now, now. No one is perfect.”