European Parliament Backs 3-Hour Delay Threshold In Passenger Rights Reforms

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Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) say they want passengers to be compensated for flight delays of three hours, rejecting a proposal for airlines to pay compensation only for longer delays, as the MEPs set out their negotiating position on passenger rights reforms. In their latest attempt to...
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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