Overview
- On 9 March, a court bailiff boarded a Ryanair 737 in Linz and placed a seizure sticker after the crew could not settle a court-ordered €890 debt.
- The Higher Regional Court of Linz says the aircraft was seized by order and remains in Ryanair’s custody, with no payment received to date.
- The court indicates that failure to pay could trigger an appraisal followed by a sale under Austrian enforcement rules.
- Ryanair disputes any “physical seizure,” noting the jet left for London after a brief delay and has operated normally, and it expects enforcement to be terminated.
- The award stems from a 13-hour Linz–Mallorca delay in 2024, and the passenger’s lawyer says enforcement will continue until the money is paid.