Man Wins Ryanair Discrimination Suit
LONDON, UK, Feb. 2, 2004 -- Bob Ross won his legal battle with airline giant Ryanair over its policy of charging him to use an airport wheelchair.
Judge Crawford Lindsay QC ruled Friday that Ryanair acted unlawfully by not making sure a wheelchair was provided for Ross, who has cerebral palsy and arthritis. He ordinarily does not use a wheelchair, but the one kilometer distance from the check-in desk to the airplane at Stansted Airport was too far for him to walk.