€19k damages after ‘heavy’ landing in Ryanair plane

An IT worker who claimed she suffered whiplash injuries during a ‘heavy’ landing of a Ryanair plane in which a tyre burst, has been awarded over €19,000 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Rose Collins, aged 27, told the court that in February 2012, she had been on a London to Dublin flight when, during the landing at Dublin Airport, the plane bounced a couple times on the runway, skidded and came to a sharp halt.

Ms Collins said she was thrown forward, her head hitting the seat in front of her.