Ryanair reacts to the decisions of the Supreme Court and the National Court, which have recently ratified hundreds of sanctions imposed by the State Aviation Safety Agency (AESA) for violating the rights of passengers during strikes by its cabin crew in 2018, according to the tourist news portal preferente.com. The total amount of these sanctions amounts to 5.6 million euros.
In statements to the quoted news portal, the Irish low cost insists that AESA's accusations "are false", assuring that it proactively provided "all appropriate care under EU261". "AESA has incorrectly reported otherwise and has imposed an unfair and unjustifiable fine on Ryanair," it denounces.
The airline accuses this body of having interpreted "EU261 perversely" and claims to have been punished "for warning passengers in advance and giving them the opportunity to avoid going to the airport when the flight was cancelled".
It also argues that only a small number of travelers showed up at the airports on the days of the strike and that all of them were properly provided with "meals, refreshments, accommodation, transfers, etc."
Ryanair confirms that it will continue "fighting in the Spanish courts for a fair judgment in relation to these false claims".
