Ryanair has weighed in on the Novak Djokovic media storm after the tennis player said he was willing to miss out on future trophies than be forced to get a Covid vaccine.
The 20 time Grand Slam winner was deported from Australia last month after the government cancelled his visa in a row over his vaccine status.
Speaking to BBC on Tuesday, Djokovic said not getting the vaccine to compete in competitions was "the price that I'm willing to pay".
In the interview, he described the conditions he was detained in as "very hard" and said he should not be associated with the anti-vac movement but instead supported a person's right to choose what they put in their body.
He said: "The principles of decision making on my body are more important than any title or anything else. I'm trying to be in tune with my body as much as I possibly can."
Adding he had "always been a great student of wellness, wellbeing, health, nutrition," and his decision had been partly influenced by the positive impact factors such as changing his diet and his sleeping patterns had had on his abilities as an athlete.
After the interview was released on Tuesday, BBC News posted a tweet saying: "Novak Djokovic: I'm not anti-vac but will sacrifice trophies if told to get the jab."
However, Ryanair took the opportunity to weigh in on the topic questioning whether or not Djokovic was expressing his true feelings about the vaccines.
Ryanair then posted a cheeky response saying: "We're not an airline, but we do fly planes #Djokovic".
The tweet has since gathered over 30 thousand likes as people laughed along with the airline company.
Although others found the airline's comment 'bizarre'.
They said: "Why are you taking a position on this? Bizarre."
Another wrote: "He's not against all vaccines, just against the Covid one. I'm not against all airlines, just against Ryanair. Am I anti-airliner?"
While a third said: "Perhaps concentrate on running your own business properly and efficiently and keep political statements to yourself. Very unprofessional."
