It’s a horror story in two words: No Wi-Fi.
But this was reality for one man who had no internet connection on his Ryanair flight to Benidorm that he paid just £16.99 for.
Graham White, 48, boarded a flight from Newcastle to Alicante, a city about 30 miles west of the holiday hotspot, on July 25 with his friend.
His mate assumed that the plane would have on-board Wi-Fi, only to realise he’d have to rawdog the flight and, we assume, be filled with existential dread.
In an exchange captured on TikTok, Graham asked the flight attendants why the internet wasn’t working thousands of miles up in the air.
One replied: ‘We don’t do Wi-Fi.’
![Story from Jam Press (Ryanair Flight WiFi) Pictured: Video grab - Graham White asked the Ryanair flight attendant why the internet on the plane wasn?t working. VIDEO: Brit left ?fuming? after finding out ?16.99 Ryanair flight doesn't have WiFi A Brit who regularly jets off to Benidorm was left ?fuming? after learning that Ryanair flights don?t include WiFi. Graham White often shares his wild antics at the popular tourist destination with his 75,000 TikTok followers. The 48-year-old was left upset when boarding his most recent flight to the Spanish holiday spot. He spent ?16.99 on a ticket flying from Newcastle to Alicante with Ryanair, sharing a video of his trip online on 25 July. Despite his many journeys to the Spanish coast, Graham and his friend were both stunned to find out they wouldn?t be able to access the internet on the budget flight. ?My mate thought WiFi was included,? the Benidorm regular, who goes by Grumet online, told Luxury Travel Daily. ?My mate couldn?t believe [that it wasn?t]. ?I even asked [the flight attendant] if the pilot would let him use his hotspot.? In a clip, which has racked up 1,800 views so far, Graham himself asked the flight attendant why the internet wasn?t working. She replied: ?We don?t have it at all.? Someone in the background can then be heard saying: ?You?re lucky you have a seatbelt, you?re on Ryanair.? In the comment section, someone else said: ?No wifi but their card machines work to sell ya things!? [sic] Other people were lost for words and simply left crying laughing emojis. On Ryanair?s website, information about on-flight WiFi states: ?No. Currently, we do not offer Wi-Fi on our flights. Sorry.? Graham has previously gone viral for his antics in Benidorm, including highlighting a place where a pint costs less than a cup of tea. ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES: All press must blur the flight attendant?s face in the video prior to publication. Grabs from the video have been provided with blurring. Video Usage Licence: (EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained an exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SEI_260502333-47b1-e1753889327550.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
![Story from Jam Press (Ryanair Flight WiFi) Pictured: Video grab - Graham White asked the Ryanair flight attendant why the internet on the plane wasn?t working. VIDEO: Brit left ?fuming? after finding out ?16.99 Ryanair flight doesn't have WiFi A Brit who regularly jets off to Benidorm was left ?fuming? after learning that Ryanair flights don?t include WiFi. Graham White often shares his wild antics at the popular tourist destination with his 75,000 TikTok followers. The 48-year-old was left upset when boarding his most recent flight to the Spanish holiday spot. He spent ?16.99 on a ticket flying from Newcastle to Alicante with Ryanair, sharing a video of his trip online on 25 July. Despite his many journeys to the Spanish coast, Graham and his friend were both stunned to find out they wouldn?t be able to access the internet on the budget flight. ?My mate thought WiFi was included,? the Benidorm regular, who goes by Grumet online, told Luxury Travel Daily. ?My mate couldn?t believe [that it wasn?t]. ?I even asked [the flight attendant] if the pilot would let him use his hotspot.? In a clip, which has racked up 1,800 views so far, Graham himself asked the flight attendant why the internet wasn?t working. She replied: ?We don?t have it at all.? Someone in the background can then be heard saying: ?You?re lucky you have a seatbelt, you?re on Ryanair.? In the comment section, someone else said: ?No wifi but their card machines work to sell ya things!? [sic] Other people were lost for words and simply left crying laughing emojis. On Ryanair?s website, information about on-flight WiFi states: ?No. Currently, we do not offer Wi-Fi on our flights. Sorry.? Graham has previously gone viral for his antics in Benidorm, including highlighting a place where a pint costs less than a cup of tea. ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES: All press must blur the flight attendant?s face in the video prior to publication. Grabs from the video have been provided with blurring. Video Usage Licence: (EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained an exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SEI_260502423-ec93-e1753889513297.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=464)
Not giving up that easily, Graham half-joked: ‘Would the pilot let me use his hotspot?’
Another cabin crew member clarified they ‘don’t have it at all’, something that Graham’s friend ‘couldn’t believe’, he said.
Sitting behind him, his friend remarked: ‘You’re lucky you have a seatbelt; you’re on Ryanair.’
And at least one user agreed, writing: ‘No Wi-Fi, but their card machines work to sell you things.’
On whether there’s Wi-Fi on their planes, Ryanair’s website states, rather simply: ‘No.’
![Story from Jam Press (Ryanair Flight WiFi) Pictured: Graham White, also known as Benidorm Grumet. VIDEO: Brit left ?fuming? after finding out ?16.99 Ryanair flight doesn't have WiFi A Brit who regularly jets off to Benidorm was left ?fuming? after learning that Ryanair flights don?t include WiFi. Graham White often shares his wild antics at the popular tourist destination with his 75,000 TikTok followers. The 48-year-old was left upset when boarding his most recent flight to the Spanish holiday spot. He spent ?16.99 on a ticket flying from Newcastle to Alicante with Ryanair, sharing a video of his trip online on 25 July. Despite his many journeys to the Spanish coast, Graham and his friend were both stunned to find out they wouldn?t be able to access the internet on the budget flight. ?My mate thought WiFi was included,? the Benidorm regular, who goes by Grumet online, told Luxury Travel Daily. ?My mate couldn?t believe [that it wasn?t]. ?I even asked [the flight attendant] if the pilot would let him use his hotspot.? In a clip, which has racked up 1,800 views so far, Graham himself asked the flight attendant why the internet wasn?t working. She replied: ?We don?t have it at all.? Someone in the background can then be heard saying: ?You?re lucky you have a seatbelt, you?re on Ryanair.? In the comment section, someone else said: ?No wifi but their card machines work to sell ya things!? [sic] Other people were lost for words and simply left crying laughing emojis. On Ryanair?s website, information about on-flight WiFi states: ?No. Currently, we do not offer Wi-Fi on our flights. Sorry.? Graham has previously gone viral for his antics in Benidorm, including highlighting a place where a pint costs less than a cup of tea. ENDS EDITOR?S NOTES: All press must blur the flight attendant?s face in the video prior to publication. Grabs from the video have been provided with blurring. Video Usage Licence: (EXCLUSIVE) We have obtained an exclusive licence from the copyright holder. A copy of the licence is available on request. Video Restrictions: None.](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/SEI_260502481-a69f-e1753889298510.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
While Graham would be fine without internet on a short-haul flight, medical experts warn against trying to rawdog long-haul trips.
Rawdogging – surviving a task without a cushion – on a trip tends to include reading a book rather than watching Netflix.
Travel rawdoggers have previously told Metro how trips are a great excuse to do a digital detox.
But others online have taken it to mean going without food, water or moving, just staring into the abyss of the in-flight map for eight hours.
This version of rawdogging is too, well, raw, for experts like Tobba Vigfusdóttir, psychologist and CEO of Kara Connect.
She said: ‘Some people may find it more relaxing to engage in familiar activities like reading or watching a movie, which can also provide a sense of comfort and escapism.’
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