Woman who fell down plane’s steps loses damages claim

A woman who fell down the exit stairs of a Ryanair plane at Dublin Airport three years ago has lost a €60,000 damages claim for personal injuries against the airline and has been ordered to pay Ryanair’s legal costs.

Judge Jacqueline Linnane said Sabrina Melloni was carrying two pieces of hand luggage and her handbag as she disembarked from a Boeing 737 and did not avail of the handrails on either side of the steps.