Airlines to pay costs irrespective of disruption cause

Airlines must pay all accommodation, meals and transport costs of passengers if their flights are delayed even by circumstances outside their control, the European Court of Justice said, ruling in a case against Ryanair.

Ryanair said it will increase the cost of flight tickets — something the court said airlines were entitled to do to recoup the cost of compensating passengers.

However, the court also ruled no further compensation was owed to passengers due to the delay or cancellation of flights.