The recent thundersnow storms were without doubt highly inconvenient and uncomfortable for all affected.
(Just ask the poor souls who found themselves trudging through the snow on foot on Friday in a bid to reach Stansted Airport on time.)
But for Ryanair staff, it was an opportunity to stand erect and be noticed.
Case in point, this proud specimen was etched into the snow at Dublin Airport on Friday.
Brendan Keary who tweeted the image remarked: “Ryanair ground staff are a creative bunch.”
A spokesman for Ryanair told the Telegraph: “While our ground crew excel at industry leading 25-minute turnarounds, art isn’t their forte, as they’ve clearly forgotten to draw wings on their snow airplane.”
Lol.
Many Faces of Michael O'Leary
Ryanair cutbacks(01 of51)
Michael O'Leary of Ryanair at a press conference in a Dublin hotel, where he announced that the airline is to cutback on flights from Dublin this winter. (credit:PA)
Ryanair results(02 of51)
Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary speaks at a press conference in Central London after the low cost airline announces half year results. (credit:PA)
Ryanair results(03 of51)
Ryanair's CEO Michael O'Leary speaks at a press conference in Central London after the low cost airline announces half year results. (credit:PA)
Ryanair hotel website launch(04 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary at a photocall at the Reubens Hotel, in central London, to launch the ryanairhotels.com website. (credit:PA)
RyanairHotels.com launch(05 of51)
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary attends photcall to launch RyanairHotels.com that will cater to every budget, ranging from small independent hotels to luxury five star hotels. held at the Rebus hotel in London (credit:PA)
RyanairHotels.com launch(06 of51)
Ryanair's Michael O'Leary attends photcall to launch RyanairHotels.com that will cater to every budget, ranging from small independent hotels to luxury five star hotels. held at the Rebus hotel in London (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2011 Christmas Festival - Lexus Chase Day - Leopardstown Racecourse(07 of51)
Last Installments jockey Brian O'Connell and owner Michael O'Leary celebrate victory in The Topaz Fort Leney Novice Steeplechase during the Christmas Festival at Leopardstown Racecourse, Dublin, Ireland. (credit:PA)
Ryanair announcement(08 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive and Manchester City fan Michael O'Leary poses for a photograph in his football shirt outside Terminal 2 arrivals at Manchester Airport. (credit:PA)
Ryanair announcement(09 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary poses for a photograph outside Terminal 2 arrivals at Manchester Airport. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - Easter Festival - Day Two - Fairyhouse Racecourse(10 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary in the winners enclosure during the Easter Festival at Fairyhouse Racecourse, Co. Meath. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - 2012 Cheltenham Festival - Day Three - Cheltenham Racecourse(11 of51)
Jockey Davy Russell and owner Michael O'Leary (right) celebrate victory with Sir Des Champs in the Jewson Novices' Chase, on St Patrick's Thursday, during Cheltenham Festival. (credit:PA)
New 8 million maintenance hangar opens - Glasgow airport(12 of51)
First Minister Alex Salmond (left) and Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary during the official opening of the new 8 million maintenance hangar at Glasgow Prestwick airport in Scotland. (credit:PA)
BAA airport sale order(13 of51)
Ryan Air Boss Michael O'Leary pictured outside the High Court in London today after the court of appeal ruled that the BAA monopoly can now be broken up. The decision to dismiss the BAA monopoly's appeal against the Competition Commission's decision means that the sale of Glasgow and Stansted airports can now proceed, which will promote competition and a better deal for airport users and passengers. (credit:PA)
BAA airport sale order(14 of51)
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary outside the High Court in London following a decision that could force airport operator BAA to comply with an order to sell three of its airports. (credit:PA)
Ryanair press conference(15 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary speaks during a press conference in the Alexander Hotel in Dublin. (credit:PA)
Ryanair press conference(16 of51)
Michael O'Leary of Ryanair holds a press conference in the Merrion Hotel Dublin, to present the airline's rescue plan for Irish Tourism to the Government appointed Tourism Renewal Group. (credit:PA)
Ryanair goes mobile(17 of51)
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary launches the company mobile phone service in Dublin. (credit:PA)
Ryanair press conference(18 of51)
Michael O'Leary of Ryanair pictured with Jim O'Callaghan (centre) and Stephen McNamara holds a press conference in the Merrion Hotel Dublin, to present the airline's rescue plan for Irish Tourism to the Government appointed Tourism Renewal Group. (credit:PA)
Ryanair boss recession warning(19 of51)
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary speaks at a press conference at the City of London Club in London. (credit:PA)
Ryanair boss delivers buoyant economic forecast(20 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary at a press conference at the London Chamber of Commerce. (credit:PA)
Ryanair boss delivers buoyant economic forecast(21 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary with a model at a press conference at the London Chamber of Commerce. (credit:PA)
Ryanair news conference(22 of51)
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary (left) during a news conference in the Alexandra hotel, Dublin. (credit:PA)
Ryanair news conference(23 of51)
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary (left) during a news conference in the Alexandra hotel, Dublin. (credit:PA)
Ryanair press conference(24 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary holds up a 5 note during a press conference on Ryanair plans for the UK market and reducing costs to consumers, at the London Chamber of Commerce in London. (credit:PA)
Ryanair announces cutbacks(25 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary speaks to the media during a press conference at the London Chambers of Commerce. (credit:PA)
Ryanair announces cutbacks(26 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary speaks to the media during a press conference at the London Chambers of Commerce. (credit:PA)
Ryanair to ground 10\% of fleet(27 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary speaks to the media at a press conference at the City of London Club. (credit:PA)
Michael O'Leary Ryanair Expansion(28 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary plays up to the cameras at the opening of a 10 million maintenance hangar at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire, which will eventually employ 200 staff. But he threatened to withdraw future investment from the airport after receiving a rates bill for 110,000 from the local council. (credit:PA)
Ryanair unveil five new routes at AGM(29 of51)
Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary gestures during the Ryanair annual general meeting in the Clarion Hotel at Dublin Airport. (credit:PA)
Michael O'Leary Ryanair (30 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary plays to the cameras at the opening of a 10 million maintenance hangar at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire, which will eventually employ 200 staff. But he threatened to withdraw future investment from the airport after receiving a rates bill for 110,000 from the local council. (credit:PA)
TRANSPORT Ryanair_Ireland(31 of51)
Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary during a press conference in Dublin, Wednesday December 21, 2005, where it was announced that the low cost airline plans a massive expansion of operations at Dublin Airport, with 18 new routes to cities across Europe. The budget carrier will open services to 10 countries next April and May creating 250 jobs in Dublin. The company hopes the new flights will boost its passenger numbers through the capital from 5.5m to 7m a year. See PA Story TRANSPORT Ryanair Ireland. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Julien Behal/PA (credit:PA)
AIR Fuel(32 of51)
Michael O'Leary, CEO at budget airline Ryanair, charges rival British Airways with Skyway Robbery at a news conference in London, Tuesday September 20, 2005, following increases in fuel surcharges by BA. Last week BA raised its fuel surcharge to 60 on a long-haul round trip. Stressing that Ryanair would never introduce fuel surcharges, Mr O'Leary said today that BA had now brought in six such surcharges since May 2004. See PA story AIR Fuel. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Photo credit should read: Ian Nicholson/PA (credit:PA)
Ryanair Press Conference(33 of51)
Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive of Ryanair presents the low cost airline's year end financial figures and predicted that profits would rise with increased passenger numbers despite growing fuel costs. (credit:PA)
Ryanair New Base Launch - Luton Airport(34 of51)
Staff member Peter Sherrard pushes Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary across the floor of a terminal building while celebrating the start of flights from its new base to Esjberg, Stockholm, Pisa, Venice Treviso, Girona and Nimes by offering 25,000 free seats. (credit:PA)
Michael O'leary year end profits(35 of51)
Ryan Air's Chief Executive Michael O'leary announces his company's end of year profit, at the City Club in central London. The budget airline recorded their first fall in profits since 1989. *31/08/04: A new website was launched by the International Transport Workers Federation union to enable Ryanair workers to speak out against management. (credit:PA)
Ryanair expansion(36 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary announces five new European destinations from Edinburgh as part of its largest ever route expansion, at the Hilton Grosvenor Hotel, Haymarket, Edinburgh. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - Punchestown Racecourse(37 of51)
Michael O'Leary, Ryan Air, after the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Steeplechase at Punchestown Racecourse, Co Kildare. (credit:PA)
New Ryanair routes at East Midlands Airport(38 of51)
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary during a press conference at East Midlands Airport to announce new route developments for the airport. (credit:PA)
Ryanair announce new route(39 of51)
File photo dated 06/09/2007 of Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary (left), wearing a number 11 Northern Ireland International football shirt in memory of George Best, outside George Best Belfast City Airport. (credit:PA)
Ryainair calls on BA to remove fuel surcharges(40 of51)
Ryanair's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary concludes a press conference in central London, during which the Irish low-fare carrier said it would be offering 2.7 million seats for travel through September, October and November this year, at a 10 one-way price, including all taxes and charges. (credit:PA)
New Ryanair routes at East Midlands Airport(41 of51)
Ryanair chief executive Michael O'Leary during a press conference at East Midlands Airport, with airport managing director Penny Coates, to announce new route developments for the airport. (credit:PA)
Horse Racing - Kerrygold Day - Punchestown(42 of51)
Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary at Punchestown Racecourse. (credit:PA)
Ryanair annoucment(43 of51)
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O'Leary at the press conference in the Alexander Hotel Dublin, where he announced a 5 million seat giveaway, new routes to Poland and commented on air pollution. (credit:PA)
Ryanair Announce New Routes(44 of51)
Chief Executive of Ryanair, Michael O'Leary answers questions during a press conference in London, as the low fares airline announces eight new routes from London Stansted to continental Europe and three new ones from Glasgow Prestwick, Liverpool and Brussels Charleroi. * The new routes include Rome, Milan and Ryanair's first passage into Holland through Eindhoven and will begin from this April. (credit:PA)
Michael O'Leary Ryan Air new Italian base(45 of51)
Chief Executive of Ryan Air, Michael O'Leary, during a media conference where the launch of the airlines two new bases in Barcelona and Rome was announced, at the Chartered Accountants Hall, central London. Rome Ciampino will become Ryanair's 10th European base when it opens on 28th January 2004. Girona Barcelona will become Ryanair's 11th European Base, which opens on 5th February 2004, with 5 aircraft serving 16 routes. (credit:PA)
O'LEARY RYANAIR RESULTS(46 of51)
Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary appears pleased with the interim results for his airline announced in central London. During the period to the end of last December, the Irish-owned carrier recorded its highest passenger traffic totals and profit growth. (credit:PA)
Ryanair Launches customer charter(47 of51)
Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary launching a customer charter with 1 million free seats at a news conference by the London Eye in London. Mr O'Leary uses the London Eye as a zero to illustate the price of free seats (credit:PA)
Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary (L)(48 of51)
(Left) Chief Executive of Ryanair Michael O'Leary holds a model of the Boeing 737-800 as he plants a kiss on the cheek of Boeing's Executive Vice President of Sales Toby Bright. *Irish-based low-cost carrier Ryanair announced today that it would buy 100 Boeing 737s, with an option for 50 more, taking delivery of the first this year and the last in 2010. Ryanair, which along with other low-cost carriers in Britain, has defied gloomy post-September 11 predictions in the aviation sector, said it would spend a total of 6.5 billion ($9.5 billion) for a total of 150 new aircraft. (credit:PA)
President of Irish budget carrier Ryanai(49 of51)
President of Irish budget carrier Ryanair Michael O'Leary poses prior to a press conference in Madrid on September 13, 2011. The budget airline Ryanair contributed to a 65% increase in air traffic in Spain from January to July its president announced, making clear its determination to take advantage of the crisis plaguing the country. AFP PHOTO/ DFAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
President of Irish budget carrier Ryanai(50 of51)
President of Irish budget carrier Ryanair Michael O'Leary poses prior to a press conference in Madrid on September 13, 2011. The budget airline Ryanair contributed to a 65% increase in air traffic in Spain from January to July its president announced, making clear its determination to take advantage of the crisis plaguing the country. AFP PHOTO/ DFAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Ryanair Launch New Maintenace Hanger In Scotland(51 of51)
PRESTWICK, SCOTLAND - MAY 10: Michael O'Leary Chief Executive of low fare airline Ryanair poses for the camera during the opening of a new maintenance facility, on May 10, 2004 at Prestwick, Scotland. Low fares airline Ryanair officially opened the new ?10 million maintenace hanger at Prestwick Airport creating up to 200 new jobs for the area. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) (credit:Getty Images)
Weird weather phenomena
Super cells(01 of18)
This ominous cloud is a super cell: a thunderstorm with a a deep, rotating updraft, called a mesocyclone. They are rare, severe storms and can change the weather up to 30 kilometres away. (credit:Barcroft Media via Getty Images)
Brinicles or "the icy finger of death"(02 of18)
Eerily referred to as the "icy finger of death, brinicles are like underwater icicles. They appear beneath sea ice when a flow of very cold water mixes with other ocean water. Sea ice is very different from ice on land: it's spongelike in texture. When it touches the sea bed, a web of ice can form that freezes everything it touches, including creatures like starfish. (credit:Alamy)
Volcanic lightning or 'dirty thunderstorms'(03 of18)
It's an awesome display when lightning and volcanic eruptions collide. Scientists believe that a volcano emits a large electrical charge, so an opposite charge is created to balance this out - in the form of a lightning bolt. (credit:SUTANTA ADITYA via Getty Images)
Hoar frost(04 of18)
These frost crystals are so thick that they look like snow. The interlocking shards appear when objects that are below freezing are exposed to "supersaturated air" (air with a high water content). On a warmer object, dew would form, but the humidity in the air produces the spikey hoar frost. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Weatherbomb(05 of18)
The weatherbomb was the original strangely-named weather phenomena to blast Britain recently. The catacylsmic weather event - bringing strong winds and heavy rain - is officially known as an extratropical cyclone, a strong cyclone that forms after a rapid fall in pressure within a storm. The process that creates it is known as bombogenesis. (credit:Photography by Tim Bow via Getty Images)
Sundogs(06 of18)
This slightly mystical effect is a sundog, also known as a parhelia or mock sun. It happens when light interacts with ice crystals in the atmosphere. Two bright spots appear either side of the sun, at the same height. Sun dogs are often seen with what's called a 22º halo - a ring around the sun formed from light refracting off ice crystals at a 22º angle. (credit:August Allen/Flickr)
Ice volcanoes(07 of18)
Ice volcanoes erupt with icy water rather than lava, and occur when water and and ice are close together. When waves hit a shell of ice in a weak spot, a hole forms, spewing water and sleet high into the air. They regularly form around the Great Lakes in the Northern USA. (credit:Michigan Tech University Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences Department)
Blue jets, sprites and elves(08 of18)
Their names sound magical, and these optical phenomena are something special. They were only recently recorded using low-light television technology. They are the result of the fallout from thunderstorms: the sprite is a red flash that appears above the storm when lightning hit, while the elf is a halo which can appear even higher up when the storm generates an electromagnetic pulse - lasting for less than a thousandth of a second. The blue jet is a streak that looks like a falling star, and is in fact an electrical ejection from the core of a thunderstorm. (credit:Wikipedia)
Vortex shedding(09 of18)
Vortex shedding occurs when the wind hits a mechanical system - such as the lamp posts on this motorway - at a specific frequency, causing the system to “excite” . They vibrate and move, which is pretty frightening for the drivers in this case.
Snow doughnuts(10 of18)
These amusingly-named lumps form when there is a hard layer of snow covered by several more inches of dense snow. On a hill, gravity pulls the hard lump, downwards, gathering more bulk as it rolls. With the perfect density and temperature, it rolls leaving a hole in the centre. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Snow rollers(11 of18)
A cousin of the now doughnut, these odd-shaped natural snowballs form when high winds roll snow over open areas. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Waterspouts or "sea monsters"(12 of18)
When a tornado is generated over water, this is what happens. The funnel-shaped cloud is connected to a larger cloud above. Although it looks like they suck up water, they don't exactly: although a "spray ring" forms and some spray rises up the air tunnel. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Mammatus clouds(13 of18)
These bizarre pouches of cloud, which can look like hundreds of white balloons have been released into the sky, are a true mystery. Scientists don't know how they form, but have several theories. It could be due to a cooling of part of the cloud which causes it to drop down, an unstable cloud where "cloudy" air doesn't mix fully with dry air, or possibly gravity waves which move part of the cloud away. (credit:Dennis Stacey via Getty Images)
Dust devils(14 of18)
The dust devil is a strong whirlwind, which sucks up dust and debris, making it visible. The devils are smaller than tornadoes - less than 100 feet tall - and form differently. They come into being when light winds move over a hot surface and convective rolls of air are formed, meaning a desert is a common location for dust devils. (credit:NBC via Getty Images)
Giant hailstones(15 of18)
As the name suggest, these are really, really big hailstones. They are sometimes called "ice bombs" and tend to shatter when they hit the ground. One of the largest ever recorded was seen in Vivian, South Dakota, in the US in 2010. It was 8 inches in diameter and weighed nearly 2 pounds. (credit:SEBASTIAN WILLNOW via Getty Images)
Lenticular clouds (16 of18)
Lenticular clouds are stationary, lens-shaped cloud - but people often mistake them for UFOs as they also look rather like saucers. High altitudes are needed for them to appear, and they usually form at right-angles to the wind direction, when stable moist steams of air move over a formation like a mountain. (credit:Hans Neleman via Getty Images)
Roll clouds(17 of18)
These solitary clouds seem to rotate around a horizontal axis, and aren't linked to any other formations. They are are usually formed by cold, wet air flowing out of sea breezes or cold fronts. The most famous is Australia's 'Morning Glory' cloud, which appears regularly in October in Queensland thanks to the sea breezes that develop over the Cape York Peninsula. (credit:Daniela Mirner Eberl)
Thundersnow(18 of18)
Thundersnow burst into the consciousness of the British public when storms battered us from late 2014. As the name suggests, it's snow that falls during a thunderstorm, a rare occurrence caused when cold air passes over a warm sea. Thunderstorms are produced by moist air rising, which hardly ever happens at temperatures low enough to allow snowfall. (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)