In fairness to Michael O Leary the insurance companies have got off scot free, on this one you would think they would have some part to play in this
From RTE News
In a statement, Ryanair said it regrets the decision of the European Court which now allows passengers to claim for flight delays which are ''clearly and unambiguously outside of an airline’s control''.
The airline pointed out that the travel insurance companies escaped liability by claiming that the ash cloud was an ‘act of God’.
''Today’s decision will materially increase the cost of flying across Europe and consumer airfares will increase as airlines will be obliged to recover the cost of these claims from their customers,'' the company said.