Airport must reveal Ryanair deal details

A PUBLICLY owned airport in the North has been ordered to disclose its secret deal with Ryanair, it emerged yesterday.

In a landmark case, the City of Derry Airport has been told to reveal its financial arrangements with Europe’s largest low-cost carrier. The ruling by Britain’s Information Tribunal follows a two-year fight by airport owners Derry City Council against a Freedom of Information request.

The decision is seen as precedent-setting and could have implications for British public bodies doing business with private enterprises.