Ryanair faces legal action from UK regulator

The UK’s aviation regulator is taking legal action against Ryanair in a bid to ensure it changes its policy on paying flight delay compensation.

The Civil Aviation Authority claims the airline is not complying fully with European consumer law designed to support passengers following flight disruption.

Ryanair is not paying proper compensation for delays caused by technical faults and is attempting to impose a two-year claim limit from the date of the flight, according to the authority.