Former CEO loses case against Ryanair

A Polish court has dismissed a case taken by a former CEO of the country's national airline LOT in which the executive claimed that he had suffered damage through the use of his image in a Ryanair advertisement. Mr. Marek Mazur enjoyed a tenure of just 38 days at the helm of LOT in 2007. The Ryanair advertisement asked the question why the airline lost it's CEO after 38 days? The ad carried a picture of Mr. Mazur replying that he couldn't compete with Ryanair's fares.

The court determined that Mr. Mazur failed to demonstrate that his reputation had in fact been damaged as a result of the advertisement. It also found that as a CEO of the airline he was a public figure and as such his image enjoyed a reduced level of protection. M. Mazur was ordered to pay Ryanair's costs.