Ryanair Renege On Legal Commitments!

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 00:39

Ryanair, contrary to EU law are not going to reimburse anyone for any expenses incurred.



Richard

TimothyCadman


Joined: 13/12/2007
Posts: 1040

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 00:46

I'm sure the Irish Government will be telling RyanAir to live upto the letter of the law. If they don't, they may well find themselves having to look for another country to operate from.

Tangerineman


Joined: 08/03/2010
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 00:49

Do the regs cover expenses in extraordinary circumstances = I thought not

Middle Easter


Joined: 13/06/2007
Posts: 146

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 00:50

not quite East Jet, are they...

Brinsley


Joined: 04/04/2009
Posts: 6858

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 00:57

Michael O'Leary believes he is above the law. Megalomania must have set in!



Richard

loulou



Joined: 14/05/2008
Posts: 785

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 17:27

typical irish greedy ba_____s



















****** Please observe Rule 3 , Simbas

ROBnJO


Joined: 30/06/2008
Posts: 1289

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 18:02

Ryanair have now announced they WILL pay passengers expenses, but....



will be looking to the UK or EU to compensate them.



So, us taxpayers will pick up the tab, not O'Leary!









Please vote now for your favourite Airline. :-(

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 18:03

There was a lot on the news and other progs (radio &tv) while we were in UK - many airlines are not happy about the EU laws on this - of course Turkey isnt EU anyway, so the bods in UK waiting to get back may just get the minimum, eg rebook or money back. I think Ryanair may not be the only one, in the end!! It was said openly on tv by someone cant remember who, that the airlines just couldnt afford it.

We were lucky got back on the 3rd plane out of Stansted yesterday, only 4 movements on the board from 12.30 to 2.30 - we'd been crossing fingers since last Friday!! Nice to be back!

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 18:23

A flight from UK has landed in Spain and is covered in White dust and the pilot is refusing to fly it back until he has 100% guarantees that the engines are ok...Good call by the pilot,he has the last say in the matter....

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 18:27

Couldnt understand all the people beefing about it - Id rather be safe and on the ground than in the air with a volcanic dust cloud!! OK a lot had money probs but surely no one spends ALL their money on a holiday - they need some at home for when they get there - or am I being stupid in this spend-it-all age?

Coachie



Joined: 29/07/2008
Posts: 2135

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 18:34

mamachina...it appears the people who have had money problems are those who went flight only and have had no response from their airline.If you went on a package holiday ,there is no problem ,your tour operator is responsible for you...and I certainly agree with you about being on terra firma at the moment. If all those who are shouting about bad organisation and that there was no problem, had been on that BA747 that flew through an ash cloud over Indonesia,they would certainly be praising the authorities for their action...

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 18:42

Coachie - I agree - I know I enjoyed gliding in my day but have no intention of trying it in a 737 or larger!! By money probs I meant the ones who literally spent all they had and then whinged because though they got rooms etc paid had no "spending money" etc (or should it be beer money?)

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 21:12

Its just been on our local ITV news that Jet2.com are refusing to cough up as well.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
22/04/2010 21:32

coachie, planes covered with dust when they landed!!! It's a bit windy up there, where did that story come from? It sounds like an urban myth.

dublinderm


Joined: 26/09/2009
Posts: 538

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 00:26

Re Msg 6 loulou = racist scum.



If you had written "greedy bastards" everyone would agree. Why "typical Irish"??? How many UK nationals are on the Ryanair Board?



O'Leary was up in front of an Irish Judge recently over misrepresenting the same judge's remarks in a letter from Ryanair to the Irish Transport Minister.



First, the judge told O'Leary to stand up straight and take his hands out of his pockets. Then the judge told him he was going to sentence him to 90 days in jail for contempt of court. O'Leary nearly sh*t himself and grovelled to the judge for a chance to put things right. A cringing letter of apology followed to the minister and the judge.



No doubt this incident was reminded to him after his outburst on radio and TV about not giving any assistant to passengers.



Ryanair will now pay "reasonable expenses" to anyone upset by flight delays during the volcanic activity.



No doubt Ryanair, Easyjet, and others will be after the EU for compo!



DD

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 00:37

where is the CAA in all of this, i can understand if you pay a pound for your flight but an act of god is that. Believe me i have had stranded all week now. these low cost airlines are just that x

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 01:19

Any Airline going after EU compo are well out of order.!



and the same goes for anyone looking for compo that booked flight only !

dublinderm


Joined: 26/09/2009
Posts: 538

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 01:38

As an airport employee who is normally the target of Ryanair and O'Leary ire, I would normally be agin them.



However on this occasion I find myself somehow seeing their point. The EU via Eurocontrol, the IAA and CAA 'directed' the airlines to cease operations. Early indications are that the US carriers are already setting up legal cases against the EU on this issue and european airlines (and others that operate to EU standards = Turkish, Emirates, Etihad) will follow suit.



If the insurance companies are off the hook on this issue, why should the airlines bear all the costs?



Doesn't seem fair.



DD

Tootie


Joined: 28/08/2008
Posts: 2037

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 01:54

The insurance companies are not off the hook, they just don't cover this kind of incident for obvious reason.

So why should it then become an EU issue?

Hey, why is it not your's or my fault?



Others that operate to EU standards are any airline that fly's in EU airspace.

Its absolute bullshite & we all know exactly what Leary is on with !

Tiggy


Joined: 25/07/2007
Posts: 1994

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 02:20

loulou.......sad comments.



Is this racist outburst because O'leary wanted to charge £1 to got to the loulou on his flights!







Wonder how many will give up flying Ryanair over this.........not a lot!

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
23/04/2010 08:30

As far as the passenger is concerned they entered into a contract with airline (and in some cases a credit card company) to get them from A to B in exchange for cash. The airline must either fulfil the contract or return the money. As far as the airline is concerned they will have to see if the EU/air traffic control can justify their actions and if they can't then perhaps they can claim compensation from them. As far as the insurance companies are concerned it is doubtful that they will payout as the small print of their contracts usually has something which gets them out of paying in unusual situations.