Challenge to Ryanair condition that Irish courts hear certain compensation cases

A Bulgarian family is challenging a Ryanair condition stating that only Irish courts can hear some disputes with passengers over compensation. Ryanair’s conditions say that in some circumstances only Irish courts can hear disputes over EU rules for compensating passengers for cancelled or delayed flights. Bulgarian judges have asked the ECJ to rule on the condition after three members of a family sought compensation from Ryanair for a delayed flight. They took their case to the Sofia City Court, which Ryanair’s lawyers argued did not have the jurisdiction to rule on the claim. The petitioner's law firm argued previous European court rulings allowed the family to take its claim either in the country where the flight took off or the jurisdiction where it was scheduled to land. <br/>