Tag: legal action

22 passengers onboard Flight 1282 bring amended lawsuit against Boeing and Alaska Airlines

22 passengers onboard Flight 1282 bring amended lawsuit against Boeing and Alaska Airlines

22 passengers who were onboard Flight 1282 when a door plug blew out of the fuselage mid-flight have brought an amended lawsuit against Boeing and Alaska Airlines. Mark Lindquist, a Washington-based personal injury lawyer, yesterday brought the claims of the 22 passengers against Boeing and Alask...

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Mayor launches legal action

Doncaster Sheffield Airport: Mayor launches legal action

bbc.co.uk Doncaster's mayor says she has instructed the council to begin legal action against the owner of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA). Ros Jones said this was to prevent the removal of critical assets ahead of the airport's proposed closure. Owner Peel Group said on...

Airbus authorized to cancel assembly of Qatar’s A321neo aircraft

In the ongoing legal dispute between Airbus and Qatar, the High Court of Justice in London has authorized the Airbus to discontinue the assembly of A321Neo airliners for the Gulf air carrier. The legal row stems from the flaws on the surface of the A350s received by Qatar, in august 2021, the Qat...

Transavia may face legal action over Covid-19 refund policy

Consumentenbond, a Dutch consumer association, is considering taking legal action against low-cost airline Transavia (HV) for refusing to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled because of coronavirus. Consumentenbond says it has received multiple complaints from Consumers telling of the a...

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways statement

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways statement

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways has released a statement regarding legal action against the UK government. “British Airways, easyJet and Ryanair have launched their legal action against the UK government’s flawed quarantine which will have a devastating effect on British tourism and ...

Atlas Air and Southern Air Prevail in Dismissing Court Actions Brought by Pilot Union

Atlas Air and Southern Air Prevail in Dismissing Court Actions Brought by Pilot Union

Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, Inc. today confirmed that Atlas Air, Inc. and Southern Air, Inc. have prevailed in dismissing two legal actions brought by their pilot union, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. The union filed these lawsuits last summer, seeking to vacate the management grieva...

Ryanair Welcomes Court Injunctions Against Skyscanner

Ryanair Welcomes Court Injunctions Against Skyscanner

Ryanair, Europe’s No.1 airline, today (16 Jan) welcomed the decision of the Hamburg Court to grant interim injunctions against Skyscanner – which operates the Skyscanner.de website for: It’s unlawful display of Ryanair fares with hidden mark-up showing higher fares than those on Ryanair.c...

UK Civil Aviation Authority settles 95% of all Thomas Cook claims

UK Civil Aviation Authority settles 95% of all Thomas Cook claims

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has now settled more than 95% of all the claims it has received to date. This equates to 320,000 claims settled at a value of over £310 million in ATOL payments. This is the largest amount ever paid out by the scheme since its creation in the 1970s. "In addition ...

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Deny Video Surveillance in Lavatories

Southwest Airlines Pilots Association Deny Video Surveillance in Lavatories

The claims made in recent media reports referencing litigation filed by a Southwest Airlines flight attendant regarding the alleged use of cameras to conduct video surveillance in Southwest Airlines lavatories are completely false.  Southwest Airlines has never placed cameras and never vid...

Test-Aankoop/Achats stands up against airlines who charge up to €160 to correct mistyped tickets

Test-Aankoop/Achats stands up against airlines who charge up to €160 to correct mistyped tickets

Belgian Test-Aankoop/Achats, a non-profit organization is taking legal action against ten airlines who attempt to charge customers upwards of €160 to correct mistyped names on a plane ticket “Many airlines require passengers to pay fees, sometimes very high, to be able to change a typo of th...

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