Ryanair not paying compensation

dickydonkin

If an 'unprecedented situation' caused a Ryanair plane to crash (God Forbid) I wonder if Mr O'Leary would take it upon himself not to pay compensation to the victims of their families who had paid a discounted fare.

I hope the authorities come down on this spiv like a ton of bricks.

Mr_Lahey

PhylPho wrote: »

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I'm sorry but that was nothing other than a rant about why you dislike Ryanair. Have you ever flown with them?

The reality is you are going mad and expecting O'Leary to pay compensation to passengers for something that had as much to do with him as it did you or I.

The compensation for travellers extra expenses should not come from Ryanair or indeed any other airline - they should come from ones travel insurance.

moonrakerz

Mr_Lahey wrote: »

Have you ever flown with them?

The reality is you are going mad and expecting O'Leary to pay compensation to passengers for something that had as much to do with him as it did you or I.

1. No, I wouldn't stoop that low because when push comes to shove you know what the response will be.
Easyjet & Flybe have both said they will pay up.

2. It is the LAW !!!

Simples !

Mr_Lahey

moonrakerz wrote: »

1. No, I wouldn't stoop that low because when push comes to shove you know what the response will be.
Easyjet & Flybe have both said they will pay up.

2. It is the LAW !!!

Simples !

The law is open to interpretation. We have a legal system based on precedent, that means nothing is really 'Legally set in stone' until it has been applied in court (in a technical sense of the word), this hasn't.

Challenging the law for fairness has happened since statutes were first created. It defines the basis of the 'fair' legal system we have today.

Like i said earlier, i expect this to go to court and it be very interesting.

Haarlem

moonrakerz wrote: »

1. No, I wouldn't stoop that low because when push comes to shove you know what the response will be.
Easyjet & Flybe have both said they will pay up.

2. It is the LAW !!!

Simples !

1. Easyjet's rep on the radio was backing off a little this morning on whether the legislation applied in this case, obviously considering other operators response.

2. Tell the airlines its the law, and make them abide by it

Doc_N

BargainMad wrote: »

It's not just Ryanair that is refusing to pay costs "in full" and it will be interesting to see just how much Easyjet is prepared to pay as well. Earlier in the week they said they would consider "reasonable" costs, but like Ryanair they might decide that the level of "reason" is limited to the cost of the airline ticket.

EasyJet were interviewed on Radio 4's Today programme this morning, and said clearly that they will pay all costs that they're liable for under EU legislation - without any restriction to the fare paid (unlike Ryanair).

There's always been a huge gulf between easyJet and Ryanair in the way they look after passengers if things go wrong, but this is the final proof of just how far Ryanair will push things to avoid spending money.

Would you really trust this lot when it comes to a decision on whether a plane needs a new safety-critical part, or whether it mightn't be cheaper just not to bother? After all, if there's a crash, you can just not pay out any compensation and say you can't afford it!

kittykat1979_2

I dont profess to know the answer here, I agree it seems unfair that compensation should come from the carriers pockets when they are not at fault for the situation but then for the same reason why should it be the consumer who has to suffer?

Perhaps there should be tighter regulations on travel insurance - the obligation to purchase it (perhaps for passenger AND carrier?) and a statutory minimum cover so that the insurers cant impose impractical exclusions.

BargainMad_3

The situation is made more complicated because the media have been using the word "compensation" when they actually mean costs associated with "duty of care".

Compensation is a separate issue and airlines are absolved from paying this when there is an extraordinary circumstance.

BargainMad_3

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Ryanair have said they WILL pay for "reasonable, receipted expenses" after all and not limit these to the cost of the ticket.

At least they have dropped their defiance.

richardw

BargainMad wrote: »

their defiance.

er publicity stunt, n'est pas?