Woman notices something seriously Irish about Ryanair's airline name
Dublin-based Ryanair has hilariously shared "breaking news" on social media after an X user came to an unexpected realisation about the airline's name. Samantha Louise shared her shock in a tweet alongside a snap of a Ryanair plane's tail, which prompted to the company to issue their response on Wednesday (July 9).
"It was in this moment I realised that Ryanair backwards is Ryanair in an Irish accent... mind blown!" she announced. Ryanair swiftly retweeted her post, simply penning, "breaking news" in a caption. It lead to numerous other X users confessing that it had only just dawned on them too.
"Also, next time someone says 'Ryanair', you'll definitely hear it in an Irish accent now," one person quipped in reply. "No going back!"
Another was stunned: "I don't think I'll ever be the same again. How have I not noticed this? How has no one noticed this?"
A third person added: "Bit of a Kerry accent off it if you say it slow enough."
While a fourth declared: "Nahhhh there's no way that's intentional."
And a fifth X user simply stated: "This is good!"
Ryanair's name is actually derived from one of its founders, Tony Ryan. He was an Irish businessman who co-founded the airline in 1984 along with Christopher Ryan (no relation) and Liam Lonergan.
The fact that Ryanair sounds similar when spelled backwards is purely a coincidence – but it's made many of us laugh either way!
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