RyanAir - why can't US Airlines have a sense of humor like this

[kydsid]

Taken from another forum. Copied, I am lazy.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8539560.stm

I lolled heartily.

So there is an Irish "no frills" Airline that operates widely in Europe called "ryanair".

On their flights they have their own scratchcard/lottery thing where you scratch the panels off a card and win stuff (or not).

This dude got one of these cards and won 10k euro ($13500) on it, and he demanded the money right there on the flight, they explained that they didn't just have that kind of cash lying around on the plane, and the proper process was to redeem the money off the company at a later time, like maybe some point after the plane landed.

So the dude throws a tantrum and eats the card, ending his claim to the money.

Which is pretty freakish behavior.

The Airlines response is that they are going to give 10k to charity and are letting people choose what charity gets it in an online poll here: http://www.ryanair.com/en/news/winne...winning-ticket

What is absolutely lolworthy is the choice of charities the company came up with:

1. An Anger Management Charity
2. An Eating Disorder Charity
3. A Gamblers Charity
4. A Disruptive Children’s Charity
5. A Mental Health Charity

>.<

Also at that link is the official press-release by the company, which is basically hilarious:

Quote:
...Yesterday’s events prove that while Ryanair’s scratch cards offer large cash prizes they clearly taste great too! Crew tried to stop the air Gourmet Scratch Card eater by offering him one of our great tasting sandwiches, pizzas or snacks instead, but clearly he had much more expensive tastes!...

This may seem like weird behavior from a proper company, but the boss of the airline, Michael O'Leary, is basically a legend in Ireland for being a troll irl