Ryanair wins case against Italian regulator

Ryanair said this morning it won a court case against Italy's aviation regulator, overturning a decision concerning diversions…

Ryanair said this morning it won a court case against Italy's aviation regulator, overturning a decision concerning diversions from one Rome airport to another.

Enac had been forcing Ryanair's aircraft to divert to Rome Fiumicino airport late at night, instead of landing at Rome Ciampino, the Dublin-based airline said today in a statement.

The diversions "meant late evening disruptions and long and inconvenient bus journeys for Italian visitors and citizens back to Ciampino airport."

The diversions were "part of Enac's continuing campaign to disrupt Ryanair's flights and operations in Ciampino as part of further state subsistence being provided by Enac to the Italian flag carrier airline Alitalia," the Irish airline said.