Budget airline Ryanair embarks on a campaign targeting Irish Greens.
Buddy, the Ryanair-cycling-Irish Greens fiasco is causing quite a ruckus online! Using the #flightsnotbikes, their Twitter account's been throwing jabs at the Irish Greens and their transportation policy for days now. This news first broke out through "Spiegel".
The heart of the controversy revolves around Ireland's Green Minister for Climate and Transport, Eamon Ryan. After the European elections, he declared he would step down as Greens' leader and not re-run in the next elections. Ryanair tweeted a snap of Vice-Party Leader Catherine Martin, captioned as "please, for the love of all things green, don't recycle this waste!".
Ryanair's beef with the Greens also includes a squabble over limiting air traffic at Dublin Airport. Moreover, they accuse the Greens of blunders in their transportation and tourism policies.
Did you know air travel is the most carbon-intensive way to travel? As per the Federal Environment Agency, a flight to Sydney equals about four years' worth of driving a car! They suggest cutting back on flights and opting for sustainable alternatives instead. In totality, aviation contributes around 2.5% to global emissions of harmful greenhouse gases.
Ryanair's CEO, Michael O'Leary, has quite the reputation for stirring the pot and aggressive campaigns—be it against environmentalists, unions, or competitors. In an interview, Lufthansa once labelled him as a "Crack-Cocaine addict pleading for government handouts".
