Considering that low cost Euro airline Ryanair is looking to charge passengers for using the lavatory on short flights, it should come as no surprise that they don't seem to be all that concerned with passenger rights as volcanic ash grounds flights across Europe. CEO Michael O'Leary told BBC News that "we're definitely calling for a suspension of these ludicrous passenger compensation rules, which entitle passengers, even those paying 20 or 30 euro airfares, to seek reimbursement."

Noting that hotel expenses could run into the hundreds of euros and that the volcanic ash was an "unprecedented act of god," O'Leary called reimbursement rules unfair. We'd be inclined to consider his viewpoint if he didn't sound like such a jerk. O'Leary said he was also a bit "nervous" that some airlines were looking for compensation, saying "the same airlines that were losing money before the volcano would now be looking for compensation, not for the volcano but for their losses." British Airways has asked the European Union and the UK government for financial compensation, estimating that the volcano has lost it as much as $30 million each day.