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EU Parliament gives green light to air passenger data deal with the US

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 20 April, 2012 - 16:13

A new agreement on the transfer of EU air passengers' personal data to the US authorities was approved by the European Parliament on Thursday. The deal sets legal conditions and covers issues such as storage periods, use, data protection safeguards and administrative and judicial redress. The agreement will replace a provisional deal in place since 2007.

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ECJ Advocate General Bot: compensation for denied boarding not limited to overbooking

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 20 April, 2012 - 05:28

According to Advocate General Bot, an air carrier must compensate passengers if they have been denied boarding on account of the rescheduling of their flight following a strike at the airport which took place two days beforehand and affected a previous flight. Only denied boarding justified on grounds relating to the personal situation of those passengers may exempt the air carrier from that obligation.

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European Union: airline black list updated

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 16 April, 2012 - 13:00

On April 3, 2012, the European Commission has adopted the 19th update of the European list of air carriers which are for safety reasons subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. Conviasa, an air carrier certified in Venezuela, was added to the list due to safety concerns.

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German court files reference for ECJ preliminary ruling regarding denied boarding

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 28 March, 2012 - 12:45

The plaintiff booked a flight connection from Frankfurt (FRA) via Sao Paulo (CGH) to Santiago de Chile (SCL) for 3.3.2010. The defendant should have operated the flight FRA-CGH whereas the flight CGH-SCL was scheduled to be operated by a different carrier. On 27.2.2010 an earthquake caused severe damages at the SCL airport.

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European Court of Justice: A hotel operator which broadcasts phonograms in its rooms must pay equitable remuneration to producer

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 23 March, 2012 - 19:32

EU law requires the Member States to provide, in their legislation, a right to a single equitable remuneration for producers of phonograms published for commercial purposes, to be paid by the user of such phonograms for broadcasting or for any communication to the public. However, such equitable remuneration need not be paid in the case of ‘private use’.

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ECJ Advocate General: no temporal or monetary limitation of the obligation to provide care to air passengers

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 23 March, 2012 - 19:12

In his opinion in case C-12/11 - McDonagh v Ryanair, delivered on 22.03.2012, ECJ Advocate General Bot came to the conclusion that circumstances such as the closure of airspace owing to the eruption of a volcano constitute extraordinary circumstances for the purposes of Reg. 261/2004. Additionally,  the EU legislation does not imply any limitation – temporal or monetary – of the obligation to provide care (accommodation, meals, refreshments) to the passengers.

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European cruise industry sees strong growth ahead despite current challenges

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 18 March, 2012 - 15:59

The international cruise industry, whose top priority is ensuring safety of passengers and crews and which is fully committed to learning lessons from the recent tragic Concordia incident, is confident that it will continue to see steady growth in Europe, said European Cruise Council Chairman Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio. Among Mr.

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ECJ Advocate General: air ticket pricing rules regarding ‘optional price supplements’ also apply to a cancellation insurance

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 1 March, 2012 - 11:27

Article 23(1) of Regulation No 1008/2008 on common rules for the operation of air services in the Community provides that with rergard to air fares or air rates, optional price supplements shall be communicated in a clear, transparent and unambiguous way at the start of any booking process and their acceptance by the customer shall be on an “opt-in

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European Union: Parliamentary Transport and Tourism Committee calls for improved air passenger rights

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 29 February, 2012 - 13:35

All-in air fares, airline employees able to help stranded passengers immediately, and proper compensation when airlines go bust are the key requests set out in a resolution on air passengers' rights voted by the Transport and Tourism Committee on Tuesday.

With a view to a forthcoming revision of the relevant EU legislation, the resolution calls on the European Commission to clarify air passengers' rights, ensure that legislation protecting them is applied uniformly, and take measures to improve the accountability of airlines.

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