Airline Compensation For COVID-19 Cancellations Not Required, EU Says

Helen Massy-Beresford March 18, 2020
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Thousands of flights have been canceled from European airports including Frankfurt.
Credit: Joe Pries
PARIS—The European Commission has said airlines do not have to pay compensation for flights canceled because of travel restrictions put in place to slow the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak as they constitute “extraordinary circumstances.” Ordinarily, EU passenger compensation rules mean that airlines...
Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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