Basel via Strasbourg....could be trouble ahead
from www.ryanair.com
Strasbourg Airport, Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce and Ryanair today (Wednesday, 13th August 2003) confirmed that they had lodged a request with the Nancy Court of Appeal for a stay on its recent decision requiring the Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce to terminate its commercial agreement with Ryanair on the 24th of September next.
The three partners drew the court's attention to the fact that if a stay was not granted on or before the 24th of August, they had each agreed that Ryanair's low fare route between Strasbourg and London would be terminated on the 24th of September and alternative arrangements made for passengers with bookings after that date. The regular double daily flights would continue regardless until the 24th of September which is the date on which the administrative court has ordered the termination of the marketing arrangement between the Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce and Ryanair.
Ryanair's Head of Communication, Paul Fitzsimmons said:
"Clearly all three partners must respect the decisions of the Strasbourg Court. However since Ryanair's low fare services on the Strasbourg-London route carry almost 20,000 passengers a month, or 200,000 passengers a year, it is important that we try everything in our power to try to preserve the route. We appreciate that many of the Court's services are on holidays at this time of year, but that is why we must respectfully ask the Court for a stay on the judgement on or before the 24th of August.
"If we do not receive such a stay - in the interests of consumers - or if the Court is not in a position to make a decision on or before that date, we will be left with no alternative other than to terminate the route with effect from 24th of September next, stop taking bookings thereafter and make alternative arrangements for passengers who wish to travel after that date.
"Ryanair and our two partners remain committed to the London-Strasbourg route. We will take every step to pursue our appeal with the utmost urgency and we are confident that if and when we win the appeal, Ryanair will restore its twice daily low fare services on the London-Strasbourg route which has done so much to create 200 new jobs and deliver over 130,000 visitors for tourism in the Alsace region."
Re: Basel via Strasbourg....could be trouble ahead
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Originally posted by Mayo_Bhoy
if a stay was not granted on or before the 24th of August, they had each agreed that Ryanair's low fare route between Strasbourg and London would be terminated on the 24th of September and alternative arrangements made for passengers with bookings after that date.
So we'll know on the 24th August?
and what would this "alternative arrangements" consist of I wonder?
