The spanish court has turned down the airlines appeal saying that tarmac disembarcation and not using using the air bridges is not an essential part of the Ryan air business.
Thursday, December 29, 2011 @ 8:31 PM
Source: TypicallySpanish
The Alicante provincial court has turned down an appeal by Ryanair in favour of boarding on foot at Alicante Airport, and has upheld an earlier decision by a Mercantile Court that the passenger airbridges must be used at the new terminal at El Altet.
The low-cost airline’s continuing dispute with AENA Spanish Airports embarkation regulations at El Altet led Ryanair to announce 50% cutbacks at Alicante earlier this month.
Europa Press reports that Ryanair had argued that embarking and disembarking on foot is part of their business model as a low-cost airline in keeping operational costs as low as possible in order to attract more passengers. The provincial court however considered there was ‘reasonable doubt’ of any ‘immediate irreversible’ damage use of the airbridges could cause to the company.
The court also not in its ruling made public on Thursday that the airline uses passengers airbridges at other Spanish airports and so embarking on foot, ‘is not an essential factor of their operations.’
It’s understood that there can be no appeal against the court’s decision.
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