The Irish airline Ryanair posted an Instagram video Thursday in which it appeared to troll angry customers.
The video, titled “Ryanair Crawling Back Meme,” depicted a plane with a smug look which segued into a contented laugh and an “All right!” as passengers disembarked and another Ryanair plane taxied in the background. The post was captioned, “When you realise no matter how much they complain they will always still fly with you.”
“Welcome back to the party,” said Ryanair in the post.
“NAh, y’all still have my $500,” replied a user, “naetan_,” while other users simply reacted with “LOL” or laughing emojis.
The post appears to be against the backdrop of a reportedly rare air traffic meltdown in the U.K. which led to the cancellation of 1,500 flights Aug. 28. The service interruption occurred during one of the busiest summer travel periods, leaving…