Jet2 to take delay dispute to Supreme Court
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Jet2.com has said it will take its lost appeal case to the Supreme Court after the High Court ruled in favour of passenger Ron Huzar.
The airline said it was ‘disappointed’ by losing a High Court appeal today, which has ‘opened the floodgates’ for passengers to submit compensation claims when a flight is delayed by a technical fault (within EU regluation).
The argument is around whether the aircraft’s wiring problem is an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ or under the ‘normal exercise’ for airlines.
A Jet2.com spokesperson said: “Today’s judgement is disappointing and could, if unchallenged, have a significant impact on the entire airline industry. The Judge noted that the issue “is not without some difficulty,” and as such we are taking the dispute to the Supreme Court.
“The European National Enforcement Bodies have agreed that unexpected technical defects, such as the one in this case, are outside of the control of airlines, and would therefore be considered extraordinary for the purposes of compensation. The ongoing European review of EC261/04 also recognises this.
“Today’s ruling will only cause further confusion for passengers and airlines, which is why we will continue to seek clarity and consistency by appealing directly to a higher court.
“We regret any inconvenience to passengers. We are always committed to getting them to their destination on time. Our focus is to deliver a friendly service and low fares to our customers and we sincerely hope that this will not be jeopardised by today’s ruling.”
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