▁represent ▁him ▁in ▁court . ▁The ▁appeal ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁Court ▁ 6 9 ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Cour ts ▁of ▁Justice ▁on ▁T ues day ▁ 1 3 th ▁and ▁Wed nes day ▁ 1 4 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁before ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁Moore - B rick , ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁K itch in , ▁and ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁Ry der . ▁The ▁jud ges ▁reserved ▁their ▁jud g ement ▁to ▁be ▁handed ▁down ▁in ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁date . ▁ ▁Out come ▁On ▁ 1 9 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁rejected ▁Thom son ▁Air ways ▁Ltd ' s ▁appeal ▁and ▁ruled ▁that ▁Mr ▁Daw son ▁be ▁paid ▁€ 6 0 0 ▁in ▁flight ▁compens ation . ▁ ▁Sign ific ance ▁ ▁The ▁land mark ▁r uling ▁of ▁" D aw son ▁v ▁Thom son ▁Air ways ▁Ltd " ▁created ▁binding ▁case ▁law ▁in ▁flight ▁delay ▁compens ation , ▁allowing ▁UK ▁residents ▁to ▁claim ▁up ▁to ▁€ 6 0 0 ▁compens ation ▁for ▁del ays ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁six ▁years . ▁ ▁Fig ures ▁from ▁the ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁( CAA ) ▁show ▁on ▁average ▁ 2 2 1 . 1 ▁million ▁terminal ▁passengers ▁per ▁year ▁use ▁UK ▁air ports . ▁According ▁to ▁statistics ▁released ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Commission ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁ 1 . 5 ▁percent ▁of ▁fl ights ▁to / from ▁British ▁air ports ▁each ▁year ▁are ▁delayed ▁be ▁three ▁hours ▁or ▁more ▁and ▁co ▁could