More than 100,000 Ryanair passengers are in line for hundreds of pounds in compensation after their flights were cancelled because of strikes, independent.co.uk reports in the following article:
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has issued a announcement urging grounded holidaymakers to claim their entitlement under European air passengers’ rights rules – known as EU261.
Compensation is set at €250 (£223) for flights of up to 1,500km, and €400 (£357) for longer flights in Europe and North Africa.
Pilots employed by Ryanair in Ireland stopped work on Friday, leading to 26 flight cancellations between the UK and Ireland that obliged almost 5,000 people to find alternative departures.
A cabin-crew strike scheduled for 25 and 26 July has resulted in cancelled flights for 100,000 Ryanair customers. Furthermore, the airline has cancelled 16 flights ahead of another pilots’ strike on Tuesday – affecting around 3,000 passengers.
Ryanair immediately responded that it would reject any claims. The airline argued it “fully complies with all EU261 legislation” but added, “As these flight cancellations were caused by extraordinary circumstances, no compensation is due.
Read full article at independent.co.uk
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