Ryanair Group CEO Michael O'Leary (Image: PA) What you need to know about the ongoing spat between Elon Musk and Michael O'Leary Tesla founder Elon Musk has called for Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary to be fired in an ongoing spat on social media. Mr Musk created a poll on social media site X, which he owns, and asked follows if he should buy the airline and “restore Ryan as their rightful ruler” Several days earlier he made the suggestion during a dispute with the Irish airline over the use of Wifi on flights. Mr O’Leary had labelled Mr Musk an ‘idiot’ after being asked about Starlink - a satellite internet system developed by Mr Musk’s aerospace company SpaceX - being introduced on planes Speaking in an interview with Irish radio station Newstalk, Mr O’Leary said that he would “pay no attention whatsoever” to Mr Musk. Mr O’Leary said it would be too costly as the aerial antenna would drag on the aircraft and “passengers wouldn’t pay for internet usage” Ryanair, which is known for its provocative social media posts, announced a 100,000-seat sale for “Elon and any other idiots on X”. The airline said its chief executive would address Mr Musk’s “Twitter tantrum” at a press conference in Dublin on Wednesday morning Ryanair is expecting to fly 207 million passengers over the current financial year. While his own posts are widely taken to be provocative rather than serious bids, Mr Musk’s takeover of X, formerly Twitter, began with a surprise offer to buy it after he built up a stake