The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Thomas Cook rejecting an appeal by a disabled passenger who was fighting for damages from the operator. Wheelchair user Christopher Stott took his case to the Supreme Court after the Court of Appeal dismissed his Claim for damages against Thomas Cook over this treatment on a flight to Greece. Whilst the Supreme Court accepted that Mr Stott was treated in a “humiliating and disgraceful manner”, the Court ruled that damages could not be awarded for injury to feelings under the Montreal Convention. The ruling confirms the Court’s reluctance to interfere in the exclusivity of the Montreal Convention in these matters.
