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After 12 years of negotiations, the European Parliament and the Council of the EU have finalized new air passenger rights, including compensation for delays exceeding three hours and guaranteed allowances for personal items like backpacks.
EU institutions failed to reach an agreement on air passenger rights reform during overnight negotiations but have committed to continuing discussions today.
Air passenger rights are set to change. The new rules, which come into force in 2027, maintain compensation for delays of more than three hours, guarantee free carry-on luggage, ensure seats at no extra cost for children next to their parents, and simplify compensation claims.
After 13 years of negotiations, the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament have reached a political agreement on the revision of air passenger rights, strengthening their protection and clarifying airline obligations in the event of delays, cancellations, and denied boarding.
Among the measures agreed upon this Monday by the two European institutions is compensation for delays exceeding three hours.
The European Commission has removed airlines from Kyrgyzstan from the 'blacklist' of carriers prohibited from operating in the European Union (EU) and added the Algerian airline Air Express Algeria, while maintaining the ban on those from São Tomé and Príncipe. In a statement released this Tuesday, regarding the 48th update of the EU Air Safety List, the community executive states...
Following this update, 154 airlines are banned from flying in EU skies, 126 of which are certified in 16 countries.
Public consultation runs until 11 June.
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Lufthansa had appealed this decision to the CJEU, which dismissed the appeal, confirming Ryanair's argument that the state support distorted competition in the aviation market.
“There is a serious risk of worsening queues at border controls with the full entry into force of this new European system,” according to the National Association of Travel Agencies.
“What used to take four hours to do when I started working now takes one hour,” says the head of the Order of Official Customs Brokers, who, on World Customs Day, speaks of the customs services' “huge qualitative leap” but also of the “chaos” caused by the new EU system to harmonise customs procedures.
The Parliament's position will be sent to the Council and, if Member States do not accept the proposed amendments, a 'Conciliation Committee' will be convened.
