Ryanair fined for refusing to compensate a passenger who landed in Mallorca three hours late
The amount of €250 refers to the financial compensation that a passenger can claim for a flight delayed by more than 3 hours, if the flight distance is 1,500 km or less, in this case between Zaragoza and Palma it is 396 km.
Humphrey Carter15/05/2025 11:32 Spain court rules that Ryanair must refund passenger for hand luggage charge
The legal argument centres on the concept of hand luggage being “indispensable” to transportation services.
A stag party with a difference on a flight to Mallorca
The bingo organiser, in a comical moment, explained that his intention was to revive bingo as a traditional game ‘that was being lost in Spain’.
British airport boozing controls on the horizon
"We don’t allow people to drink-drive, yet we keep putting them up in aircraft at 33,000 feet.”
Ryanair battle with Spain continues
The largest European airline in terms of passenger numbers said in January that it would reduce flights at seven regional airports in Spain this summer and cancel some 800,000 passenger seats compared to the previous year.
Be warned Ryanair files €3,000 civil case against disruptive passenger
“This demonstrates just one of the many consequences that passengers who disrupt flights will face as part of Ryanair’s zero tolerance policy."
Ryanair changes its hand luggage and check-in rules
One of the strictest measures is the implementation of a fine of 100 euros for passengers who arrive at the check-in desk less than 40 minutes before the scheduled flight time.
Spanish consumer group hits out at Ryanair
The consumer organisation is calling on consumers to report airline abuses and fraud such as the surcharge for travelling with cabin luggage by filing lawsuits to claim their money back.
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Mallorca airport is out of control
Left-wing Balearic governments have been demanding a say in the management of Palma airport for years; now their opponents have seen the light.
Humphrey Carter09/05/2025 10:01