EU countries agree to maintain compensation paid to passengers for flight delays
Airlines must show cabin bag fees upfront, while compensation for delays stays at 3 hours and family seating rules remain in place.
- On Friday, European Union member states agreed in BRUSSELS to maintain the current three-hour flight delay threshold for compensation, ensuring Passengers can claim between €250 and €600 depending on flight length.
- The European Commission had proposed raising the compensation threshold to four hours, but the European Union decided to maintain the status quo established in 2004 despite industry requests for flexibility.
- Member states proposed requiring Airlines to include cabin bag fees in basic ticket prices to improve transparency, while They banned mandatory app-only boarding passes like the practice Ryanair introduced.
- The 27 member states will submit their proposal to The European Parliament for evaluation starting Monday, according to a senior European Union diplomat.
- These measures address transparency concerns following a 2024 political battle, where the Spanish Consumer Rights Ministry fined budget Airlines €179 million for charging fees that the carriers are currently appealing.
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