{"id":181220,"date":"2023-10-31T22:57:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=181220"},"modified":"2023-10-31T22:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:57:16","slug":"online-travel-agents-win-2m-high-court-damages-fight-with-ryanair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/online-travel-agents-win-2m-high-court-damages-fight-with-ryanair\/","title":{"rendered":"Online travel agents win \u00a32m High Court damages fight with Ryanair"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Ryanair hit with \u00a32million damages bill after travel agents sue over cancelled or changed flights<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Judge awarded three companies in the On the Beach group \u00a32 million damages<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ryanair have been hit with a hefty damages bill after online travel agents won a High Court case with the airline giant over cancelled or altered fights.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A judge has awarded three companies in the On the Beach group \u00a32 million damages after considering evidence at a High Court hearing in London.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Nigel Cooper outlined his conclusions in a ruling published on Tuesday. He said On the Beach, Sunshine.co.uk and Classic Package Holidays had claimed \u00a32 million in total.<\/p>\n<p>The judge noted that figure represented the cost of flights refunded to travellers for package holidays in &#8216;circumstances where Ryanair have cancelled or made what are described as major changes to flights which were part of the packages&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyers representing the airline disputed that the On the Beach group had &#8216;any good cause of action&#8217; against Ryanair.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/21\/77243237-12694567-image-a-44_1698787547733.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Ryanair have been hit with a hefty damages bill after online travel agents won a High Court case with the airline giant over cancelled or altered fights (stock image)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/31\/21\/77243269-12694567-image-a-48_1698787569198.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A judge has awarded three companies in the On the Beach group \u00a32 million damages after considering evidence at a High Court hearing in London (stock image)\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The judge made findings in favour of the On the Beach group and said its claim succeeded &#8216;in the amount&#8217; of \u00a32,056,745.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;On the Beach group&#8217;s claim in this action is for a sum of some \u00a32 million which they say represents the cost of flights which they have refunded to travellers for package holidays in circumstances where Ryanair have cancelled or made what are described as major changes to flights which were part of the packages,&#8217; said the judge in his ruling.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Although Ryanair dispute that On the Beach group have any legal entitlement to the refunds claimed, Ryanair have acknowledged\u2026 that for commercial and political reasons Ryanair are willing to refund the cost of flights which have been cancelled provided that appropriate arrangements are put in place so that they are not at risk of being required to refund travellers twice for the same flight.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The judge indicated that the litigation was &#8216;part of a much wider&#8217; dispute &#8216;as to the extent to which online travel agents may book flights operated by Ryanair&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Shaun Morton, chief executive of On the Beach, said: &#8216;We welcome the High Court&#8217;s decision to uphold our application for Ryanair to pay back what was owed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Today&#8217;s outcome sends an important message on how refunds should be handled and emphasises the industry&#8217;s responsibility to holidaymakers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;On the Beach is committed to doing the right thing for its customers.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12694567\/Online-travel-agents-win-2m-High-Court-damages-fight-Ryanair.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ryanair hit with \u00a32million damages bill after travel agents sue over cancelled or changed flights Judge awarded three companies in the On the Beach group \u00a32 million damages Ryanair have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":181219,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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