Overview
- Musk asked X users if he should buy Ryanair, drawing about 250,000 votes by 21:00 with roughly 79–80% in favor and later surpassing half a million.
- Ryanair shares rose intraday by more than five percent after the poll appeared.
- The dispute stems from O’Leary’s claim that Starlink antenna drag would add up to $250 million in annual fuel costs, about $1 per passenger on Ryanair’s short‑haul network.
- Musk disputed the calculation as far off and urged O’Leary’s firing as the two exchanged insults in public posts and interviews.
- It remains uncertain whether Musk is serious about a takeover despite Ryanair’s valuation of roughly €30 billion and the spectacle on X.