Elon Musk has floated the idea of buying Ryanair as the tech billionaire's spat with the boss of the budget airline escalates.
The Tesla founder created a poll on the social media platform X, which he owns, asking his followers if he should buy Ryanair and "restore Ryan as their rightful ruler".
It comes days after he previously made the suggestion amid a feud with the airline over the use of his Starlink internet service on flights.
In an interview with Newstalk last week, Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary said that he would "pay no attention whatsoever" to Mr Musk, labelling him an "idiot" after being asked about Starlink being introduced on planes.
Starlink is a satellite internet system developed by Mr Musk's aerospace company SpaceX.
Mr O'Leary said it would be too costly for Ryanair to deploy as the aerial antenna would drag on the aircraft and "passengers wouldn't pay for internet usage".
Mr Musk has since fired back at posts on Ryanair's X account which mocked the tech mogul over the row.
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While his own posts are widely taken to be provocative rather than serious bids, Mr Musk's takeover of X - formerly Twitter - began with a surprise offer to buy it after he built up a stake.
However aviation rules bar non-European citizens from owning a majority or controlling stake in an Irish airline.
Following Brexit, Ryanair was forced to temporarily restrict purchases of its shares until it reduced its proportion of British shareholders.
Ryanair is listed on the Euronext index in Dublin and its shares have a market capitalisation of around €30.4 billion.
The low-cost airline is expecting to fly 207 million passengers over the current financial year.
