Court dismisses Ryanair’s appeal against E94,000 damages award to supervisor for slipping

The Court of Appeal has dismissed appeals brought against a €94,000 damages award made to a Ryanair cabin supervisor who slipped on greasy de-icing fluid on the cabin floor. Ryanair DAC had claimed as part of its appeal against a High Court decision that it was prejudiced by what it said were constant interjections by the judge, Mr Justice Alexander Owens, during the hearing of the action. Fiona Nangle (41), of Latt Hills, Cavan, successfully sued Ryanair over the incident in which she fell on the vinyl floor surface shortly after a Dublin-Warsaw flight took off on February 11th, 2018. As a result of the fall, Nangle claimed she suffered a spiral fracture to her right humerus, required surgery, was incapacitated for a number of months and needed assistance in daily tasks like looking after her children. Ryanair denied her claims and argued she did not slip on de-icing fluid but had tripped. In his judgment last year, Mr Justice Owens found against the airline and awarded Ms Nangle a total of E70,000 in general damages and E24,000 in special damages.<br/>