Ryanair ordered to pay €60,000 to newlyweds

A FRENCH judge ruled that Ryanair improperly used a picture of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new wife, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, in an advertisement, and ordered the carrier to pay the newlyweds €60,000 in damages.

Ryanair said it accepted the court’s decision and offered to make an additional €60,000 donation to a charity of Mr Sarkozy’s choice.

The case was aired in the French court last week when Mr Sarkozy and Ms Bruni, then unmarried, sued the airline for placing an advertisement in a French newspaper featuring their picture with a thought bubble above Ms Bruni’s head stating: “With Ryanair, all my family can come to my wedding.”