Ryanair loses EU court battle to keep Irish law for crew abroadLUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ryanair lost an EU court battle on Thursday in which the airline had sought to continue forcing cabin crew based outside Ireland to take their disputes to Irish courts, in a case with implications across the low-cost airline sector.  The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled in favor of cabin crew based at the Irish carrier s Charleroi airport in Belgium on the question of which court should decide on their complaint. The employees took the airline to a local court, believing Belgian law would be more favorable to them.  Ryanair argued that Irish courts had jurisdiction over their Irish contracts. But a Belgian court in Mons had requested the ECJ s ruling on whether its own judges had jurisdiction.   The Court (of Justice) points out first of all that, as regards disputes related to employment contracts, the European rules concerning jurisdiction are aimed at protecting the weaker party,  the Luxembourg-based ECJ said in a statement.  Those rules enable inter alia an employee to sue his employer before the courts which he regards as closest to his interests.   Low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and easyJet have bases all over Europe, including in France, Spain, Italy and Germany, where both planes and crews are stationed. This means crews can return to their home base each night, allowing the airlines to avoid costs involved with overnight rest stops.  Ryanair said the ruling would not add to its costs. Its pilots are typically employed on contracts via third-party agencies, while easyJet uses local labor contracts.  The Court said the place where a cabin crew s aircraft is stationed should also be taken into account when determining which court had jurisdiction.  Philip von Schoeppenthau, Secretary General of the European Cockpit Association, called the ruling a  landmark  decision that is a  ray of light for the thousands of pilots and cabin crew across Europe who have struggled to find legal protection at the place where they actually work on a daily basis, rather than being forced to seek judicial redress in Ireland . Schoeppenthau said the Court s ruling meant all cabin crews in Europe can derive their rights and applicable law from their  Home Base  as a general rule.  Ryanair said it welcomed the ruling for recognizing that the home base of the employee should not be the sole factor in determining which court can hear disputes on labor issues.  We do not believe this  Mons  ruling will in any way alter our Irish contracts of employment or the union rights which all of our people enjoy under the protection of the Irish Constitution,  Ryanair Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson said. Michael O Leary, the company s Chief Executive, said in Berlin the ruling could give the unions more opportunity to take the airline to court or  challenge whatever kind of provisions we provided in Ireland but ultimately, they cannot and will not be changing the Irish contracts or the structure of the Irish contracts.   This won t change Ryanair s cost base by one cent,  O Leary said. The crew involved in the case had employment contracts drawn up under Irish law which said their work was to be regarded as being carried out in Ireland since they were working on Irish-registered aircraft. But Charleroi airport in southern Belgium was designated as their base, meaning they started and ended their working days there and had to reside within an hour of that airport. Ryanair said that Ireland had adopted all EU rules on employment rights and in some cases offered better protection than other EU countries. The case will now go back to the Belgian court, which will make a final decision on the matter.  worldnews
ryanair loses eu court battle keep irish law crew reuters ryanair lost eu court battle thursday airline sought continue forcing cabin crew based outside ireland take disputes irish courts case implications across airline sector the european court justice luxembourg ruled favor cabin crew based irish carrier charleroi airport belgium question court decide complaint the employees took airline local court believing belgian law would favorable ryanair argued irish courts jurisdiction irish contracts but belgian court sons requested ec ruling whether judges jurisdiction the court justice points first regards disputes related employment contracts european rules concerning jurisdiction aimed protecting weaker party ec said statement those rules enable inter alia employee sue employer courts regards closest interests carriers ryanair easyjet bases europe including france spain italy germany planes crews stationed this means crews return home base night allowing airlines avoid costs involved overnight rest stops ryanair said ruling would add costs its pilots typically employed contracts via agencies easyjet uses local labor contracts the court said place cabin crew aircraft stationed also taken account determining court jurisdiction philip von schoeppenthau secretary general european cockpit association called ruling landmark decision ray light thousands pilots cabin crew across europe struggled find legal protection place actually work daily basis rather forced seek judicial redress ireland schoeppenthau said court ruling meant cabin crews europe derive rights applicable law home base general rule ryanair said welcomed ruling recognizing home base employee sole factor determining court hear disputes labor issues we believe sons ruling way alter irish contracts employment union rights people enjoy protection irish constitution ryanair chief people officer eddie wilson said michael o learn company chief executive said berlin ruling could give unions opportunity take airline court challenge whatever kind provisions provided ireland ultimately changing irish contracts structure irish contracts this change ryanair cost base one cent o learn said the crew involved case employment contracts drawn irish law said work regarded carried ireland since working aircraft but charleroi airport southern belgium designated base meaning started ended working days reside within hour airport ryanair said ireland adopted eu rules employment rights cases offered better protection eu countries the case go back belgian court make final decision matter worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Ryanair loses EU court battle to keep Irish law for crew abroadLUXEMBOURG/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Ryanair lost an EU court battle on Thursday in which the airline had sought to continue forcing cabin crew based outside Ireland to take their disputes to Irish courts, in a case with implications across the low-cost airline sector.  The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled in favor of cabin crew based at the Irish carrier s Charleroi airport in Belgium on the question of which court should decide on their complaint. The employees took the airline to a local court, believing Belgian law would be more favorable to them.  Ryanair argued that Irish courts had jurisdiction over their Irish contracts. But a Belgian court in Mons had requested the ECJ s ruling on whether its own judges had jurisdiction.   The Court (of Justice) points out first of all that, as regards disputes related to employment contracts, the European rules concerning jurisdiction are aimed at protecting the weaker party,  the Luxembourg-based ECJ said in a statement.  Those rules enable inter alia an employee to sue his employer before the courts which he regards as closest to his interests.   Low-cost carriers such as Ryanair and easyJet have bases all over Europe, including in France, Spain, Italy and Germany, where both planes and crews are stationed. This means crews can return to their home base each night, allowing the airlines to avoid costs involved with overnight rest stops.  Ryanair said the ruling would not add to its costs. Its pilots are typically employed on contracts via third-party agencies, while easyJet uses local labor contracts.  The Court said the place where a cabin crew s aircraft is stationed should also be taken into account when determining which court had jurisdiction.  Philip von Schoeppenthau, Secretary General of the European Cockpit Association, called the ruling a  landmark  decision that is a  ray of light for the thousands of pilots and cabin crew across Europe who have struggled to find legal protection at the place where they actually work on a daily basis, rather than being forced to seek judicial redress in Ireland . Schoeppenthau said the Court s ruling meant all cabin crews in Europe can derive their rights and applicable law from their  Home Base  as a general rule.  Ryanair said it welcomed the ruling for recognizing that the home base of the employee should not be the sole factor in determining which court can hear disputes on labor issues.  We do not believe this  Mons  ruling will in any way alter our Irish contracts of employment or the union rights which all of our people enjoy under the protection of the Irish Constitution,  Ryanair Chief People Officer Eddie Wilson said. Michael O Leary, the company s Chief Executive, said in Berlin the ruling could give the unions more opportunity to take the airline to court or  challenge whatever kind of provisions we provided in Ireland but ultimately, they cannot and will not be changing the Irish contracts or the structure of the Irish contracts.   This won t change Ryanair s cost base by one cent,  O Leary said. The crew involved in the case had employment contracts drawn up under Irish law which said their work was to be regarded as being carried out in Ireland since they were working on Irish-registered aircraft. But Charleroi airport in southern Belgium was designated as their base, meaning they started and ended their working days there and had to reside within an hour of that airport. Ryanair said that Ireland had adopted all EU rules on employment rights and in some cases offered better protection than other EU countries. The case will now go back to the Belgian court, which will make a final decision on the matter.  worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: ryanair loses eu court battle keep irish law crew reuters ryanair lost eu court battle thursday airline sought continue forcing cabin crew based outside ireland take disputes irish courts case implications across airline sector the european court justice luxembourg ruled favor cabin crew based irish carrier charleroi airport belgium question court decide complaint the employees took airline local court believing belgian law would favorable ryanair argued irish courts jurisdiction irish contracts but belgian court sons requested ec ruling whether judges jurisdiction the court justice points first regards disputes related employment contracts european rules concerning jurisdiction aimed protecting weaker party ec said statement those rules enable inter alia employee sue employer courts regards closest interests carriers ryanair easyjet bases europe including france spain italy germany planes crews stationed this means crews return home base night allowing airlines avoid costs involved overnight rest stops ryanair said ruling would add costs its pilots typically employed contracts via agencies easyjet uses local labor contracts the court said place cabin crew aircraft stationed also taken account determining court jurisdiction philip von schoeppenthau secretary general european cockpit association called ruling landmark decision ray light thousands pilots cabin crew across europe struggled find legal protection place actually work daily basis rather forced seek judicial redress ireland schoeppenthau said court ruling meant cabin crews europe derive rights applicable law home base general rule ryanair said welcomed ruling recognizing home base employee sole factor determining court hear disputes labor issues we believe sons ruling way alter irish contracts employment union rights people enjoy protection irish constitution ryanair chief people officer eddie wilson said michael o learn company chief executive said berlin ruling could give unions opportunity take airline court challenge whatever kind provisions provided ireland ultimately changing irish contracts structure irish contracts this change ryanair cost base one cent o learn said the crew involved case employment contracts drawn irish law said work regarded carried ireland since working aircraft but charleroi airport southern belgium designated base meaning started ended working days reside within hour airport ryanair said ireland adopted eu rules employment rights cases offered better protection eu countries the case go back belgian court make final decision matter worldnews