Get Ready: Ryanair Boss O'Leary Is Manning Twitter Today
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Ryanair may have only decided to use Twitter within the past month, but it isn't wasing any time. The low-cost carrier, which is one of Europe's largest at any price point, is making its chief executive available on Twitter today to take on all comers.
This will be fun.
Less than 48hrs to go until you can #GrillMOL! Follow @Ryanair & take part in Michael O'Leary's 1st ever live Twitter chat, 21 Oct 4-5pm GMT
— Ryanair (@Ryanair) October 19, 2013
The humorous yet despised Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary is taking questions from the public. This is the same public that he has openly called "idiots" and "stupid" and of whom he's said "Are we going to say sorry for our lack of customer service? Absolutely not."
That said, O'Leary and his Ryanair are rather genius at knowing what UK and European consumers will take in order to fly for less. They'll live with smaller seats, rude service, poor in-airport communication, hefty fees, reduced flexibility, and constant ridicule from the company's chief executive. And they largely won't care.
He will be available for questions via the hashtag #GrillMOL from 11am EST until noon.
This is another step in Ryanair's efforts to be nicer and woo the clients who will no longer be charmed by dirt-cheap flights alone. O'Leary is slowly realizing that being nice to small people can help with bigger deals he's trying to land.
Whether or not he'll be able to keep his cool on Twitter is another matter.