When facing a resourceful and cunning adversary like the Ryanair management team, it will require a few individuals of extraordinary courage to stand up to them.
Ya gotta be more cunning than your oponent.
I regularly came into conflict with one particular manager when I worked there, and we had many heated discussions about how things "should be done"
Direct confrontation or a heated disscussion may not the best way to fight this battle.
An Anceint Chinese General once said (heavily abbreviated): "In battle, victory is gained by careful planning and supprise, by those skilled in the unorthodox"