Is EI really suing the irish government?

ScouseMouse

I stumbled across an article on flyertalk about aerlingus suing the irish government and I dont believe it.

Anyone heard anything about it?

http://www.flyertalk.com/the-gate/blog/25349-air-travel-tax-in-ireland-to-be-abolished-aer-lingus-sues-irish-state.html

L1011

Yes. They're suing to get passengers money back, no word on whether said passengers will get it back...

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aer-lingus-sues-the-state-for-61m-over-air-travel-tax-29658720.html

Considering how many flights I made during that period I could probably get a return trip to the states with the difference, not that I imagine it'll ever be seen.

kub

Introduced in 2008, I see we are not finished with Fianna Fails mismanagement of the economy just yet. I wonder what is next, Ryanair?

Dacian

MYOB wrote: »

Yes. They're suing to get passengers money back, no word on whether said passengers will get it back...

http://www.independent.ie/business/irish/aer-lingus-sues-the-state-for-61m-over-air-travel-tax-29658720.html

Considering how many flights I made during that period I could probably get a return trip to the states with the difference, not that I imagine it'll ever be seen.

I believe that EI is suing the Govt for the rebate of the tax. The pasengers didn't actually pay the tax. EI previously stated that they would absorb the tax as they were not happy with increasing fares (as that would drive away their transfer pax)

L1011

Dacian wrote: »

I believe that EI is suing the Govt for the rebate of the tax. The pasengers didn't actually pay the tax. EI previously stated that they would absorb the tax as they were not happy with increasing fares (as that would drive away their transfer pax)

When the tax was dropped from €10 to €3, anyone with a pending flight booking with EI was refunded. They admitted it was a passenger paid element of fares then.

http://www.aerlingus.com/travelinformation/knowbeforeyoufly/airtraveltaxreduction/

Think I only had one booked that far out but I definitely got the €7 pushed back to the card.

basill

As stated above back in 2008 AL stated that they would absorb the tax. Therefore no refund for those fares. If the position changed since then its a different matter.

Google news search with a date range gave this.....

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1111/110294-aerlingus/

Jamie2k9

Ryanair are doing the same.