Summary Eagle-eyed Ryanair fans spotted aircraft with the wrong registration, EI-EBS, displaying an Ivory Coast flag. Each aircraft must have a unique code marked on it, indicating its country of registration, similar to a license plate on a vehicle. There are airports globally with similar names causing confusion; always double-check the destination when booking tickets.
We've all heard the horror stories of passengers booking tickets to the wrong destinations of the same name, Sydney, Australia, versus Sydney, Halifax, for example. But how common is it that an airline registration is done incorrectly? Eagle-eyed Ryanair fans have spotted one of its aircraft with a Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) flag on its fuselage, similar to the Irish flag but the other way around. EI-EBS Ryanair, one of Europe's largest and most popular airlines, operates an extensive network through its subsidiaries to connect budget travelers across the continent.
Of a fleet of 300 aircraft, plus many more on order, predominantly are of the Boeing 737 variant, to which it is one of the plane makers largest customers. EI-EBS is a 15.4-year-old Boeing 737 NG aircraft with the manufacturer serial number (MSN) 35001.
It first flew for Boeing on March 18, 2009, before being delivered to the European ultra-low-cost carrier on March 31, 2009, later that month. It remains active in the Ryanair fleet and can accommodate up to 189 passengers in an all- economy configuration. To help the aircraft take flight, it i.