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Galway woman sues Aer Lingus in High Court over flight fall

A 66-year-old woman is suing Aer Lingus in the High Court after suffering a fractured foot while disembarking a flight at Dublin Airport.

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A woman has taken legal action against Aer Lingus in the High Court after falling while getting off a plane at Dublin Airport, Irish Examiner reported. Deirdre Burke, aged 66, from Craughwell, County Galway, suffered a significant fracture to her foot during the incident. The injury occurred while she was disembarking from Aer Lingus Flight EI 611, which had arrived from Amsterdam on September 22, 2019. [1]

According to the Irish Examiner, the court heard that the incident happened at night in almost total darkness. Deirdre Burke claimed that she misplaced her foot as she stepped onto mobile steps brought to the aircraft. The steps were allegedly positioned at a level lower than the floor of the plane. [1]

Aer Lingus is the flag carrier of Ireland and was established by the Irish government in 1936. The airline was privatised between 2006 and 2015 and is now a wholly owned subsidiary of International Airlines Group. Its head office is located on the grounds of Dublin Airport, which is operated by DAA and serves as the primary international airport for Dublin. [4][5]

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In short

  • Deirdre Burke is suing Aer Lingus in the High Court over a foot fracture suffered while disembarking a flight.
  • The incident occurred on September 22, 2019, after Flight EI 611 arrived from Amsterdam at Dublin Airport.
  • The High Court heard that the mobile steps brought to the aircraft were set at a lower level than the floor of the plane in near total darkness.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]Woman sues Aer Lingus over fall while getting off flight at Dublin Airportirishexaminer.com, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Woman breaks both legs leaping from upstairs window as baby and toddler rescued in Dublin arson attackindependent.ie, 1d ago
  3. [3]Woman jumped from upper floor of Dublin 8 house set ablaze in arson attackthejournal.ie, 1d ago

Background

  1. [4]Aer Lingus on Wikipedia
  2. [5]Dublin Airport on Wikipedia
  3. [6]United Airlines Flight 175 on Wikipedia
  4. [7]Aer Lingus on Grokipedia
  5. [8]Dublin Airport on Grokipedia
  6. [9]Former Representative Carolyn Maloney sues New York City after winter fall FTMQ News, 13d ago
  7. [10]Southwest Airlines flight attendant sues over cabin pet policy FTMQ News, 8d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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