Ryanair: Passengers do not receive money in compensation

Ryanair does not want to compensate its pbadengers for flight cancellations and delays caused by the current strike. The low cost Irish airline had ensured that all 50,000 pbadengers concerned had been rehoused in time or that the price of the air fare was returning. In addition, she said that she would not pay any compensation because of "exceptional circumstances," said Europe's biggest low-cost airline in Dublin. Airlines. "Pbadenger helicopter gates criticize Ryanair's attitude as unacceptable.

It was only in April that the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled airlines could be required to pay compensation to pbadengers, even in wildcat strikes, but this has to be decided on a case-by-case basis.The context of the procedure was the wildcat strike by TUIfly employees in the autumn. 2016. The local courts in Hanover and Düsseldorf asked the CJEU to clarify whether wildcat strikes under the EU Regulation on air pbadenger rights were an extraordinary circumstance: cancellations and delays of more than three hours over a flight distance ranging up to 1500 kilometers 250 euros per person too.With distances of 1500 to 3500 kilometers it is 400 euros, with more than 3500 kilometers it is 600 euros.

Limited flights canceled Thursday

A 48-hour strike by Ryanair flight attendants in several European countries surprised only a few travelers on the second day. Unlike the day before, Thursday in Spain, Portugal and Belgium, only a few flights were canceled in the short term, according to the Brussels airport and the media cited, citing the aviation authorities.

In Italy which was particularly hard hit Wednesday by short-term failures in the middle of the holiday season, the stalemate ended after 24 hours. Still according to several airports German Wednesday and Thursday, the air links fell, about 30 flights.

According to Ryanair, the strike is expected to last 300 flights, of which only 200 in Spain. In addition, there had been no other disruption at the moment, all scheduled flights would be done normally, said the Irish airline in an initial badessment Thursday on Twitter. The match ends at midnight, the Spanish union SITCPLA announced on Twitter.

The stoppage of work also affected Mallorca . On the Spanish holiday island, two Ryanair flights from Brussels to Palma and from Palma to Brussels were canceled Thursday morning, said a spokesman for the Son Sant Joan de Palma airport at the airport. German press agency. The situation at the airport was "normal". According to the regional newspaper "Ultima Hora", the strike in Mallorca has affected 22,000 pbadengers

In the two largest airports of Spain Madrid and Barcelona there n & # There are "no special events", said speakers. On the second day of the match, also Portugal and Belgium many flights failed. At Brussels Airport, 22 of the 40 flights were canceled Thursday, a spokeswoman said. Some 4200 pbadengers were unable to start their journey or had to change their booking for another flight.

500 flights canceled Wednesday

Already on Wednesday, cancellations of flights in the middle of the holiday season have caused problems for many travelers. The problems were mainly caused by the short-term cancellation of dozens of flights in Italy, including Bergamo and Pisa. Overall, the low cost Irish airline has failed due to the lack of flight attendants throughout Europe for the 500 compounds. The company initially spoke of 300 failures in Spain, Portugal and Belgium.

Flight attendants ask for more money and better working conditions. The airline is threatened with hundreds of job cuts because of the strike.

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