Ryanair has welcomed a ruling by Dublin’s District Court confirming that it doesn’t have to pay EU261 compensation to customers whose flights were hit by internal strike action last year.
The court has ruled that the delays and cancellation were due to circumstances beyond the airline’s control.
Ryanair marketing chief Kenny Jacobs said: "We welcome this ruling by Swords District Court confirming that no compensation is payable to customers when the (strike) delay/cancellation is beyond the airline’s control.
"If these strikes, by a tiny minority of Ryanair crew, were within Ryanair’s control, there would be no strikes and no delays/cancellations.
"This ruling follows similar court decisions in Barcelona, Badajoz, Orense or Pontevedra in Spain."
