'Is the translator drunk?': Ryanair tries out Maltese, and gets panned

'Is the translator drunk?': Ryanair tries out Maltese, and gets panned

They tried. But did they succeed? The jury is out on whether Ryanair’s latest marketing stunt has hit the mark or not as the Irish airline tried its hand with a social media post in Maltese, much to the amusement of many locals.One thing it definitely succeeded in, was to get people talking about it,...

RyanAir Could Do With A Maltese Lesson After botched Translation

Earlier this week, Ryanair tried to engage its loyal passengers with a message especially targeting its Maltese audience. However, the airline’s attempt backfired with a post that read, “M’hemm l-ebda ħlas biex tfaħħar meta l-ajruplan jinżel għalissa.” The ‘Maltese’ message left many Maltese users scratching their heads. Social media comments were flooded with corrections, with locals joking that it “sounds like it was translated by a seagull wi…