Three firms hold transport operators responsible for damages

An English language school and a tourist operator yesterday filed legal proceedings holding the organisers of this week's public transport strike responsible for the damages they suffered.

EF Language Travel Ltd filed an official letter against the Public Transport Association, the White Taxis Amalgamated and the Minibuses Cooperative while Oasis Travel and Tourism filed a judicial protest against the Transport Federation and Coop Services Ltd.

The language school said it had suffered irreparable damage as a result of the transport strike not only because of cancelled tours but also because of the damage to the school's reputation.

It said the strike action was illegal and, therefore, called on the federation to refund the damage caused.

On its part, Oasis Travel explained that one of its drivers was forced off his vehicle and ordered to leave without the tourists he had on board. While the drivers had the right to strike, they had no right to cause damages to others who had nothing to do with the strike. Moreover, it said, none of the people responsible for the federation or Coop Services Ltd did anything to stop the violence and whatever was happening.

Lawyers Shazoo Ghaznavi, Michael Grech and Renato Cefai signed the court documents.