Wednesday 12 October 2011

Spanish court deems Ryanair €40 boarding card fee legal

Dual Ryanair Chase winner Albertas Run is set to make his reappearance this month in one of two possible races.
The first opportunity would be in the Betfred Monet's Garden Old Roan Chase at Aintree on October 22.
The two-and-a-half-mile limited handicap chase is named in honour of Monet's Garden, who won it three times and is set to parade in front of the crowd beforehand.
Albertas Run came home fourth behind the gallant grey when carrying top weight last year.
Mick Meagher, racing manager to Albertas Run's owner Trevor Hemmings, said: "Albertas Run is a possible runner in the Old Roan Chase.
"We are also looking at the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby the week after and we will make a final decision nearer the time, but Aintree is a definite possibility.
"It was wonderful to win a second Ryanair Chase with him last season and we thought that he ran a great race behind Master Minded in the John Smith's Melling Chase.


The ruling overturns that of a previous court, which had said the fee – currently at €40 – was not permissable under Spanish and EU law, because it denied passengers the chance to travel on a flight they had already paid for.
In a brief statement, Ryanair said the penalty was levied on fewer than 1 per cent of their passengers, who had failed “to comply with their agreement, given at the time of booking, they they will check in online” before travelling to the airport.
A spokesman for the airline said the initial ruling was “the first of a number of bizarre lower court rulings in Barcelona which we expect will be overturned on appeal.”
He urged all passengers on the airline to ensure that they had checked in online before arriving at their departure airport, which would mean the

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