![]() ![]() He awarded him €22,000 damages with €8,600 special damages and reduced the overall award to €15,300, payment of which was to be shared by the two defendants on a 50-50 basis. He said all parties were at high risk in the case and he did not believe Capt Moody could escape taking some proportion of responsibility for what transpired. Judge McCourt said Capt Moody had fortunately made a full recovery. He said the court had no evidence of any particular defect in the door and Capt Moody had a duty to look out for his own safety. Mr Conlan told the court the speed of closure of the door could be adjusted on the closing mechanism, but he was unaware of the speed setting on the day of the accident or if it had been appropriately set. The Aer Lingus management team includes Brian Bowden (Chief People Officer), Fergal OConnell (Director - Digital ProductandStrategy), and Yvonne Muldoon (Director of Sales). He said the door was fitted with a closer but it nevertheless slammed shut on him and was somehow defective. Ciarán Hancock Mon 05:00 Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin has secured a listing with Aer Lingus, with the drink becoming available on all Aer Lingus flights during March. The fare is the base fare of the ticket plus carrier-imposed surcharges, excluding any government-imposed taxes and surcharges. and Canada, or view more contact and language options. He said there was a previous incident involving the same door in high winds but he received no warning from either defendant with regard to any potential safety issues. Call 1-800-UNITED-1 (1-80) to reach the United Customer Contact Center within the U.S. He was out of work for three months and sued for €38,000 compensation including €8,600 special damages for loss of earnings. Mr O’Brien, who appeared with Frances E Barron Solicitors, said Capt Moody was taken by ambulance to Beaumont Hospital in Dublin where x-rays revealed a right index finger fracture. However, Judge James McCourt told Captain Simon Moody in the Circuit Civil Court that he was 50 per cent responsible for the incident and reduced the award to €15,300 and costs, telling the defendants they could each pay half of the sum.īarrister Pat O’Brien, counsel Capt Moody, told the court his client had just finished inspecting the exterior of his aircraft prior to take-off when a gust of wind propelled him through the doorway of the air bridge and pushed the security door against his finger. “Aer Lingus is the third European carrier to launch our inflight mobile service on transatlantic flights, a route which is showing high demand from passengers who want to enjoy the same level of connectivity they have on the ground, but up in the air,” continued Rogers.An Aer Lingus pilot who suffered a finger crush injury when a door slammed against him in high winds while he was on an air bridge, has been awarded €30,600 damages against his employer and airport operator DAA. This form is to be used for both emergencies as well as other customer service issues. “With the launch of AeroMobile services on Aer Lingus’ transatlantic routes, Irish passengers are certainly well-served with inflight connectivity there are now up to 140 flights a week coming in and out of Ireland on AeroMobile-equipped aircraft,” said Kevin Rogers, CEO of AeroMobile. Inflight roaming has already proved a hit with travellers on connected flights in and out of Ireland in the last six months more than 20,000 passengers have connected to the AeroMobile network on flights operated by Etihad, Emirates and SAS serving Ireland, sending 9,000 text messages from the cabin. The caller simply pays the international roaming rate that they would pay outside Europe on the ground. What’s more, AeroMobile has roaming agreements with over 220 mobile phone operators worldwide, from the Netherlands, the UAE and Singapore, to Estonia and New Zealand. Irish passengers using Three Ireland, Vodafone Ireland and O2 Ireland, as well as travellers from the US on AT&T and T Mobile can all access the AeroMobile network inflight. They could, the airline confirms, shop too if they want.Īll seven of the airline’s Airbus A330 aircraft, which serve the USA from the Republic of Ireland, are fitted with the AeroMobile service, meaning travellers can stay in touch with friends and family by SMS, or email a colleague at 30,000 feet. Passengers onboard Aer Lingus’ long-haul flights can now use their own mobile phones to text and browse the internet, using AeroMobile’s inflight roaming service. ![]()
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