Three judges in the Court of Appeal in London have ruled that both an airline and airport authority are responsible for providing a wheelchair service.
The case was taken to appeal by Ryanair after it was ordered to pay damages to a disabled man charged for using a wheelchair at Stansted Airport in Essex.
Ryanair lost its appeal that the claim against it should be dismissed but the judges ruled that Stansted also unlawfully discriminated against the traveller and should share the liability over damages and interest.
Bob Ross, who is 54, was awarded about €2,000 in damages by the County Court.
Ryanair argued that the charge had actually been imposed by the British Airports Authority, and not the airline.
