Airline warns over delay payout

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%An airline has warned that the cost of air travel could rise following a second court judgment in two weeks backing passenger rights over compensation for delays.

Three judges at the Court of Appeal today rejected a challenge by Thomson Airways against a county court decision to award James Dawson £1,488.73 for an eight-hour delay he experienced on a flight from Gatwick to the Dominican Republic in 2006 because of crew shortages caused by sickness.