Ryanair win court case hearing

RYANAIR Limited secured a High Court judgment yesterday quashing a decision of the Commission for Aviation Regulation concerning the allocation of “slots” at Dublin Airport.

Mr Bill Shipsey SC for the airline had submitted that the Commission’s decision of April 2005 to alter the designation of Dublin Airport from “schedule facilitated” to “coordinated” for the allocation of slots at the airport was beyond the Commission’s authority.

He said a scheduled airport is one where the requirements of airlines can be met through a broad measure of consensus as to the allocation of slots.