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Old 21st Dec 2004, 10:46
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Yes it was from the Ryanair site. Here is also one from the RTE news site though just to confirm it.


50-50 ruling in Ryanair wheelchair case

December 21, 2004 11:19
The Court of Appeal in London has ruled that airlines and airports share the responsibility to provide wheelchairs for disabled passengers.

Ryanair was trying to overturn an earlier judgment that it discriminated against a disabled man who was charged £18 for the use of a wheelchair at London's Stansted airport. The man, Bob Ross, was awarded more than £1,300 in damages by a county court.

Ryanair lost its appeal that the claim against it should be dismissed, but the judges ruled that Stansted also unlawfully discriminated against the traveller and should share the liability over damages and interest.


Ryanair said it welcomed the ruling, adding that it would reduce its wheelchair levy by 50%, though it expressed disappointment that the court did not establish that BAA, the owner of Stansted, was 100% responsible.
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