12 May 2023 , 22:07
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Ryanair have responded after the airline was accused of body shaming a passenger who grumbled about not having a window.
The budget airline's brutal twitter account regularly trolls customers who complain about the lack of leg room, moan about hand luggage or take to social media to protest over seating issues.
One user tweeted the company to ask why their so-called window seat didn't have a window.
A young flyer shared a photo of himself with a sarcastic thumbs up.
Tagging the Irish firm, he asked 'where's my window seat?' alongside the snap taken by his travelling partner.
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The airline responded after yet another travel grumble - this time over a missing window (Getty Images/blue jean images RF)Ryanair's infamous responses rarely take any prisoners and naturally a reply wasn't long in coming.
"Pay for the baggage you've stored under your jumper & we can talk," they clapped back.
But some online took that was dig and the passenger's size, something Ryanair deny.
After being told by another user that "Fat shaming isn't cool" they didn't let the accusation slide.
They responded: "Tell us you don't get the 0.5 lens joke without telling us you don't get the 0.5 lens joke."
It was in reference to how the photo was taken, with a 0.5 ultra-wide lens.
Another user wasn't happy and wrote: "Another sarcastic response on SM from Ryanair. The last time this happened they insulted a newly wed couple, suggesting their marriage wouldn't last. To be expected I suppose from this customer service nightmare airline."
Last week Ryanair's admin teased a newlywed couple who complained about the lack of a window seat on their flight.
Mark Bowe took to social media to moan he didn't have a window beside his seat on the plane to Ibiza, where he and his wife were heading for their honeymoon.
The tourist tweeted: "Off on honeymoon now about to fly into #ibiza for the first time and we just can’t wait to check out the view on the way over… Oh…wait…. Cheers @Ryanair #nowindow #wheresmywindow #someview."
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But the meteorologist, from Dublin, Ireland, was somewhat mocked by the budget airline.
The social media employee quoted Mark's tweet, saying: "She’s regretting marrying someone who can’t read the fine print."
In the company's Twitter bio it now says "we sell seats, not windows".