Passenger falls off ladder and breaks leg, Ryanair ordered to pay 31 thousand euros in damages
Saving time and reducing labor all, of course with the aim of saving money. To achieve this the low-cost company [...]
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Save time and reduce labor all, obviously with the purpose of saving money. To achieve this, Europe's largest low-cost airline had options developed especially for its Boeing 737max, renamed the 737-8200. One of these options is a ladder that the crew can activate independently along with opening the front door.
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While other companies continue to use classic ladders placed on top of trolleys that are pulled up to the doors, the Irish company uses built-in, "hidden" ladders under the front door.
For the company, this means. Faster operations, fewer services to have to "buy" from handling companies airport, but it is undeniable that this solution is less comfortable than the traditional solution.
Passenger wins lawsuit against Ryanair
A Spanish court has ruled against the airline Ryanair. a Paying nearly 31,000 euros in compensation to a woman who broke her leg in two places when she fell down the stairs of the plane while disembarking in Alicante.
The wounded woman Had to spend three days in the hospital and underwent two surgeries after suffering a fractured tibia and fibula from falling down airplane stairs in the February 2020 accident.
The Irish low-cost airline, however, had opposed the lawsuit, claiming that the stairs were fully functional and that passengers had been given instructions on how to use the stairs before disembarking. The passenger, however, asserted her rights under theArticle 17 of the Montreal Convention, which holds airlines liable for most damages suffered by passengers as a result of a plane crash or during boarding and disembarkation.
The Court of Seville ruled that. no matter what the cause of the accident was., or whether it was the result of the passenger's negligence or failure to comply, and ordered the company to pay damages of nearly 31 thousand euros.
