Ryanair CEO launches ‘Great Idiots’ seat sale aimed at Elon Musk amid feud

’Leary also confirmed that their public spat, which he called Musk’s “Twitter tantrum,” had led to a surge in seat bookings.

“They’re up about two per cent or three per cent in the last five days, which, given our volumes, is a very significant boost,” he said. He later told a reporter that bookings for January to March, the final quarter of Ryanair’s financial year, were strong.