TY - JOUR
T1 - Proposed revisions of regulation 261/2004
T2 - Endangering passengers’ rights and going against the international trend?
AU - Defossez, Delphine
PY - 2021/3/1
Y1 - 2021/3/1
N2 - This paper analyses the 2020 revisions of Regulation 261/2004 published in February from a passenger perspective. While current Regulation 261 is criticised for being too consumer-friendly, the proposal takes the opposite stand. As it now stands, the proposal endangers passengers’ rights by increasing delay and cancellation lengths or by excluding delays at non-EU airports. The inclusion of tarmac delay could result in abuses from airlines. While bringing some clarity, the exhaustive list of extraordinary circumstances also creates new questions. The proposal also includes well-overdue changes such as the inclusion of missed connecting flights and a stronger role for National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs). Overall the proposal weakens passenger rights without real justifications.
AB - This paper analyses the 2020 revisions of Regulation 261/2004 published in February from a passenger perspective. While current Regulation 261 is criticised for being too consumer-friendly, the proposal takes the opposite stand. As it now stands, the proposal endangers passengers’ rights by increasing delay and cancellation lengths or by excluding delays at non-EU airports. The inclusion of tarmac delay could result in abuses from airlines. While bringing some clarity, the exhaustive list of extraordinary circumstances also creates new questions. The proposal also includes well-overdue changes such as the inclusion of missed connecting flights and a stronger role for National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs). Overall the proposal weakens passenger rights without real justifications.
KW - European law
KW - International trend
KW - Passenger rights
KW - Reduction of rights
KW - Revised regulation 261
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85098700239&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.102008
DO - 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2020.102008
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85098700239
VL - 91
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Journal of Air Transport Management
JF - Journal of Air Transport Management
SN - 0969-6997
M1 - 102008
ER -