Landmark case begins on Ryanair ash cloud claim

Irish Times Thursday 9th February, 2012

CAROL COULTER Legal Affairs EditorTHE EUROPEAN Court of Justice will today hear a landmark case involving Ryanair and the rights of passengers affected by natural events such as the ash cloud generated by volcanic eruptions.In March 2010 the Eyjafjallajokull volcano erupted in Iceland, resulting in the creation of a huge ash cloud over Europe which...

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