A six-year-old girl, who was left stranded on a Lanzarote beach for half an hour, has won €10,000 damages against Budget Travel Ltd.
Ms Bronagh O'Hanlon, counsel for Ciara Thornton, of Newragh, Knockbridge, Dundalk, Co Louth, told the Circuit Civil Court that Ciara had gone to the beach with the Kiddies Club, a two-hour group outing organised by Budget Travel.
On the bus on the way back to the Valparaiso apartments at Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, Ciara's older brother, Kenneth, had noticed she was missing and had raised the alarm.
The bus had returned to the beach and Ciara had been found in a distressed state being cared for by strangers.
Circuit Court President, Mr Justice Esmond Smyth, approved a €10,000 settlement offer by Budget Travel, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin.
