SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 6-K


                        Report of Foreign Private Issuer


                       Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         For the month of September, 2003

                              RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC
                (Translation of registrant's name into English)

                     c/o Ryanair Ltd Corporate Head Office
                                 Dublin Airport
                             County Dublin Ireland
                    (Address of principal executive offices)


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                         Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F.....


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Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.

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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________






        CONSUMERS LOSE OUT WITH DECISION OF THE NANCY COURT OF APPEALS:

                          STRASBOURG AND ALSACE REGION

                  TEMPORARILY LOSE 200,000 RYANAIR PASSENGERS

Ryanair, Europe's No.1 low fares airline, today (Thursday, 18th September 2003)
expressed total dismay at the decision of the Nancy Court of Appeals, which
rejected Ryanair's application for a stay on the decision of the Administrative
Tribunal in Strasbourg. The Tribunal required the Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce
to terminate its commercial agreement with Ryanair on 24th September following a
legal action brought by Air France's subsidiary Brit Air. Ryanair was forced to
announce on 24th August that it would have to temporarily suspend its services
on the route pending the outcome of its appeal of the Tribunal's decision,
unless it received a stay from the Court of Appeals.

Speaking from the Court of Appeals in Nancy this morning, Ryanair's Head of
Regulatory Affairs, Jim Callaghan, said:

       "We are dismayed with the Court's decision rejecting our application for
       a stay on the Tribunal's decision, which would have enabled us to
       reinstate our highly successful London-Strasbourg route. Ryanair was
       forced to announce the temporary suspension of the route following Air
       France's attempt to use the state aid rules to force us off the route.
       We will now have to suspend the route pending the outcome of the appeal,
       which could take over a year to be heard. In the meantime, French
       consumers and UK visitors to the Alsace region will suffer. Strasbourg
       Airport will continue to decline with the loss of 200,000 passengers
       delivered by Ryanair.

       "When the Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce approached Ryanair requesting
        us to fly to Strasbourg, Air France was only carrying around 3,000
        passengers per month on the London route. In August alone, Ryanair
        carried over 18,000 passengers on this route (half of what Air France
        carried in an entire year). Air France has been consistently downgrading
        their services from Strasbourg and other French regional airports,
        having withdrawn from 10 direct international routes from Strasbourg
        alone in the past 8 years.

        "Ryanair's partnership with the Strasbourg Chamber of Commerce led to
        130,000 additional visitors to Strasbourg and the Alsace Region,
        resulting in increased revenues to the airport and increased tourist
        spend to the region, along with the creation of approximately 200 new
        jobs. All this will be lost until our appeal has been heard.

        "Ryanair will continue to work with our partners in the Strasbourg
        Chamber of Commerce to appeal the decision of the Strasbourg
        Administrative Tribunal. In the meantime, consumers wishing to travel to
        the Alsace region can use our new services to Baden Baden, just 40 km
        from Strasbourg."

Ends.                         Thursday, 18th September 2003

For reference:  John Rowley   Pauline McAlester

                Ryanair       Murray Consultants

                Tel: 00-353-1-8121271  Tel: 00-353-1-4980300



                               SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

                                    RYANAIR HOLDINGS PLC


Date:  18 September 2003
                                    By:___/s/ Howard Millar____

                                    H Millar
                                    Company Secretary & Finance Director