Ryanair is ready for legal battle. The Irish low-cost airline, following the ruling by the Manchester court which would give passengers 6 years to file complaints due to delays (against the 2 years envisaged by Ryanair's contract), has "instructed its lawyers to appeal to this decision".
According to European regulations (cited in the Manchester ruling) in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellation or long delay, a refund of up to 600 euros per passenger is envisaged if the delays of more than three hours are not caused by circumstances exceptional, but by the company. According to this calculation, Ryanair risks having to pay over 850 million euros.
Precisely for this reason the reaction of the airline has been so harsh and decisive. From a legal point of view, Ryanair's appeal focuses precisely on extending the time limit, considered "unnecessary and unreasonable".
To demonstrate this, the company focuses on the numbers: "Less than 1 percent of Rayanir flights have a delay of more than 3 hours - reads the note released by Ryanair - and over 90 percent of passengers submit a valid complaint within the deadline of 2 years stipulated in the contract".
