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   From: drmayr@btinternet.com   
      
   "Joe Curry"  wrote in message   
   news:2004122610510366937@zetnet.co.uk...   
   > The message    
   > from "Doug Maclean"  contains these words:   
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   >   
   >> > Every other airline does..why should Ryanair be so different.?   
   >   
   >> Again Joe you have missed the point.  The legal judgement is that BAA, as   
   >> the airport owner, share responsibility for this and will now share the   
   >> cost.  Much to the benefit of all the other airlines so well done   
   >> Ryanair.   
   >   
   > Ryanair were the only airline at Stansted to impose the wheelchair   
   > cgarges..   
      
      
   and the legal judgement was that BAA should have been paying half the cost   
   so well done RYR for exposing this .   
      
      
   >   
   >> I simply don't understand what point you are trying to make.   As far as   
   >> I   
   >> know the arrangements for travel to all gates at Stansted are the same   
   >> for   
   >> all airlines.   
   >   
   > Ryanair do not pay BAA for its pax to use the STN shuttle....   
      
      
   Where do you get this information from Joe ?  Are you saying RYR pax walk   
   across the tarmac to get to the remote gates at STN vecause I don't know how   
   you would get there otherwise   
      
      
   >   
   >> Again you miss the point Joe.  Who says the other airlines willingly   
   >> pay for   
   >> anything ?  The legal judgement is now that BAA will share that cost and   
   >> it   
   >> will not be imposed on airlines who have no control over the design and   
   >> facilities of the terminals.   
   >   
   > Other airlines payed the costs willingly, Ryanair subjected wheelchair pax   
   > to   
   > a charge..   
   >   
      
      
   Please quote me your source for saying the other airlines paid willingly.   
      
      
      
   >> All passengers using wheelchairs at Stansted are charged by BAA.  Only   
   >> RYR   
   >> had the guts to stand up to BAA and say they would not pay the charge   
   >> back   
   >> to BAA and they have now been supported by the legal judgement.   
   >   
   > Only Ryanair pax faced the charge...   
      
      
      
   All pax using wheelchairs had a charge imposed by BAA   
      
      
      
   >   
   >> > I'm no great fan of BAA but I feel Ryanair are expecting everyone to   
   >> > kiss the ground   
   >> > they walk on.   
   >   
   >> An unjustified personal opinion by you.   
   >   
   > Unjustified? Read past press reports and the saner personal opinions in   
   > this newsgroup....   
   >   
      
      
   I haven't ever read a press report saying Ryanair expect everyone to kiss   
   the ground they walk on.  Perhaps you would like to quote the source.   
      
      
      
   >> > Ryanair are probably getting a free lunch at PIK - no wonder the place   
   >> > is falling apart,!   
   >   
   >> Why you gratuitously insult PIK in this discussion only you can explain.   
   >   
   > Insult PIK?  All those reports of ageing infrastructure are not true.? :-(   
   >   
      
      
   Actually the PIK infrastructure is very good unless you can quote a source   
   that says otherwise.  You seem to be mixing it up with a comment by the   
   airport owners who said the passenger reception area needs some cosmetic   
   attention.  Vastly different from airport infrastructure.   
      
      
      
   > One thing blatantly obvious about these 'discussions' is the fact that   
   > it's taboo to mention   
   > PIK or GLA unless one is praising them, EDI on the other hand being the   
   > eternal whipping   
   > boy...  SAD....   
   >   
      
      
   Only you would have such a biased opinion Joe.   
      
      
      
   > BTW.... who pays for the wheelchairs at PIK?   
      
      
   No idea but as the airport owners are in charge of all arrangements for   
   parking aircraft and providing passenger access to those aircraft I expect   
   they will heed the legal judgement that they are at least 50% required to   
   absorb any charges.   
      
      
   Doug   
      
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