Originally Posted by
Bohinjska Bistrica
I genuinely cannot believe a case of this nature has made the Supreme Court, given it is a dispute over what can only be a couple of hundred pounds.
The court sets precedent.
It's not commercially unreasonable for the airlines not to want a Supreme Court precedent and to settle those that are persistent while brushing away all the others based on their own interpretation: if the claim is successful, the existence of this precedent will embolden claimants.
However, there is a wider public interest issue - almost everyone
could be affected by a 261 claim at some point in their lives.