Ryanair to appeal Italian fine
19.05.10
Ryanair will appeal against a fine of €3m euros (£2.5m) imposed by the Italian aviation authority after it failed to help passengers after cancelling their flights during the first volcanic ash crisis. Italy's civil aviation authority ENAC said it knew of 178 cases of passengers who did not receive mandatory help, such as food, between April 17 - 22 at Rome's Ciampino Airport.
Ryanair has said that it has not received official notification of any ENAC fine and it had not been told of any violations or given a chance to defend itself during an investigation. That, Ryanair said, made the fine unlawful.
The airline's spokesman, Stephen McNamara, said: ‘At a time when airlines across Europe were cancelling thousands of flights and disrupting millions of passengers, it is extraordinary that ENAC could investigate and then impose a three million euro fine only upon Ryanair.'
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