Will Elon Musk buy Ryanair?
Market Description
On January 16, Elon Musk posted that buying Ryanair might be a "good idea." You can read more about that here: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2012172825444913299 This market will resolve to “Yes” if credible reporting confirms that Elon Musk, either personally or through an entity led or majority owned by him, enters into an agreement to buy Ryanair by June 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET. Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. An announced agreement between Elon Musk and Ryanair will qualify for a “Yes” resolution, regardless of whether the acquisition is ultimately completed. An agreement to merge with a qualifying entity will count toward "Yes" resolution. The primary resolution source for this market is official information from Elon Musk and Ryanair, however a consensus of credible reporting will also be used.
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Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary has issued a warning to travellers going on holiday this summer. Speaking to The Independent after billionaire Elon Musk suggested he could buy the budget airline after demanding its CEO be fired, Mr O'Leary said he believes summer 2026 will be "another mess with air traffic control," predicting that French staff would strike in May or June. "We believe the European Union should be fining air traffic control providers if they're not fully staffed for the first wave of morning flights," Mr O'Leary told Simon Calder.
Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary joked that he and Elon Musk should settle their spat with an arm wrestle “like old farts do” after the billionaire hinted that he would buy the budget airline. The airline’s CEO and the X owner have been trading jabs after Mr O’Leary ruled out equipping planes with the Starlink satellite internet service. Speaking to The Independent travel correspondent Simon Calder, Mr O’Leary encouraged Mr Musk to buy as many shares as he likes in the company, though stressed he would never be able to buy it under EU law. In 1992, Herb Kelleher, co-founder of low-cost Southwest Airlines, challenged another aviation boss to a public arm-wrestling match in Dallas to settle a dispute over who could use the slogan “Just plane smart”.
Tensions rise as Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary and Elon Musk exchange verbal blows over Starlink's potential use onboard Ryanair jets. While Musk proposes to buy Ryanair, EU regulations prevent any takeover. Despite the spat, Ryanair sees a boost in bookings following the public exchange.
Elon Musk can’t buy Ryanair, but any investment would do better than his returns from X, the airline’s boss Michael O’Leary said on Wednesday, in the latest round of a public spat that O’Leary said was helping Ryanair’s bookings.
Michael O’Leary said he held no hard feelings towards Musk and said anyone with teenage children was “frequently called an idiot".
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. Musk said he might buy Ryanair; O'Leary says EU would block that.
Elon Musk, the world's richest man, called Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary an 'utter idiot' and said that he should be fired.