EU Parliament Upholds 3-Hr Delay Threshold In Passenger Rights Revamp

Transavia and other aircraft at Orly airport
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The European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly to keep a rule requiring airlines to pay delayed passengers compensation after three hours or more. Lawmakers rejected a proposal from the European Council, backed by airlines, to extend the threshold. Members of the European Parliament voted in a...
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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