German court rules on Ryanair

A German court has ordered Irish airline Ryanair Holdings PLC to stop describing flights to Niederrhein airport in Germany as flying to Düsseldorf.

Ryanair had advertised the destination as Niederrhein (Düsseldorf) - the court ruled the name was misleading as Niederrhein airport is 70 kilometres from Düsseldorf .

The ruling confirms a provisional order handed down in May 2003.

Ryanair flies three times daily from Niederrhein to London-Stansted airport, competing with German carrier Lufthansa.