Ryanair: Couple face missing Lions rugby match over flight change

The flight was originally scheduled to take off from Bristol Airport at 13:35 BST, landing in Dublin at 14:40, ahead of a kick off at 20:00.

“I thought even if we’re delayed a bit, we should still have plenty of time to get to the hotel, have a few drinks before the game,” he said.

But take-off time has been changed to 19:00, landing at 20:05, five minutes after kick off and about nine miles (15km) from the Aviva Stadium.

“I was too organised, which is not something my wife would normally say about me I don’t think,” he said.

Mr Morgan said his wife had never seen the Lions play and there was “no prospect” of seeing the team, which usually visits the southern hemisphere every four years, on tour with a young family.

He said he had not been able to resolve the issue with Ryanair, despite repeatedly trying to speak to the airline, and called the situation a “shambles”.

“Essentially at the moment my only options are to sit tight because officially from Ryanair the flight hasn’t changed, despite the time changing on the app,” he said.