Ryanair pays compensation for flight cancelled in 2007

aerostar

A court in Dublin has awarded three passengers of Ryanair €6,000 (£5,300) in compensation for a flight that was cancelled two years ago.


details here

http://news.cheapflights.co.uk/2009/11/ryanair-pays-compensation-for-flight-cancelled-in-2007.html

dmg24

Sounds more like an advertisement for EUClaim!

Does anybody know if Ryanair settled, or a default judgment was issued? The article seems to contradict itself in this respect.

jammin_2

The three cases were proceeding through the District Court in Dublin, where a hearing date had been scheduled for this month. After Ryanair opted not to defend the cases, they were settled and withdrawn from the court.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/travel/2009/1114/1224258784235.html

PolishBigSpender

Misleading thread - no court awarded anything against Ryanair.

Cumbrian_Male

PolishBigSpender wrote: »

Misleading thread - no court awarded anything against Ryanair.

Cheaper to pay up on a limited basis than allow a precedent to be set.

ghanagirl

Wonder if that has something to do with the E.U transport head saying Cheap flight airlines are no different from large airlines and will have to repay percentages for delays and provide overnight hotel accomodation and wants all forms of transport Trains, coaches, ships etc to all come under the same conditions.

dmg24

Cumbrian_Male wrote: »

Cheaper to pay up on a limited basis than allow a precedent to be set.

Absolutely, but nonetheless the OP is misleading. Having said that, assuming the Irish system works on the same principles as our own, any decisions in the lower courts are only persuasive, so would not need to be followed in future cases.