The Swiss Civil Aviation Authority (Bundesamt für Zivilluftfahrt BAZL) initiated proceedings against 14 airlines which alledgedly have violated passenger rights as provided by Reg. 261/2004. This European Regulation came into force in Switzerland on Dec. 1, 2006. Though the BAZL observed that for the most part the complaints filed by passengers were unfounded, it decided […]
In 2005, American Ailrines started to charge passengers who checked their luggage at curbside stations using skycaps a USD 2 fee per bag. Some skycaps filed a law suit against AA’s retention of the fee, alleging that it was a “service charge” under the Massachusetts Tips Statute – and thus had to be distributed to
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Thai culture ministry said that foreign visitors should not be able to get Buddhist tattoos which disrespect religion. Thailand is mostly Buddhist, and Buddha statues and images are considered sacred objects of worship. The minister is concerned that tourists don’t care about religion and are not aware that these tattoos can be offensive.Source: eTurboNews; find
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Two new preliminary rulings regarding travel law have been initiated before the European Court of Justice.One regarding interpretation of the PTD and the other of the Air Passenger’s Rights Regulation:1. Case C-134/11 (Blödel-Pawlik/HanseMerkur)Referring court:Landgericht Hamburg (Germany)Question referred:Does Article 7 of Directive 90/314/EECon package travel, package holidays and package tours also apply when the travel operator
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The case Hook v British Airways concerns a flight from London to Paphos, Cyprus on 26 July 2008 and the return flight on 10 August 2008. The plaintiff, a disabled person within the meaning of Article 2(a) of Regulation (EC) No.1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the
In a recent decsision, the Austrian Civil Supreme Court (OGH) has held that booking a package for a group or family constitutes a contract for the benefit of a third party and thus entitles any member of the group or family to file a claim with regard to his/her own participation in the package. These
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The EU Commission has now published the responses received on the ADR consultation. The responses filed by experts include an IFTTA paper drafted by Larry Gore, Tom Marigiotti and John Downes. It is the second time that IFTTA participated in an EU legislative process. The commission also published a Feedback Statement to the responses received
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The Plaintiff flew with Air France on May 23, 2003, from Toronto to Paris. She was seated in a wheelchair and required assistance to access her seat on the airplane. Upon arrival at CDG airport in France, the Plaintiff claimed that Air France personnel failed to assist despite numerous requests by her mother. Because of
The Association for International Arbitration (AIA) is holding a conference on ADR in the Aviation Sector and the sector of Tour Operators on June 24 in Brussels. The provisonal programme includes the following papers: 1. Air passenger rights or wrongs (Mia Wouters) 2. Selected pitfalls and hard cases concerning air passenger rights and travelers rights
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In the “Ving Sverige” Case (see IFTTA news of Feb 8, 2011), the ECJ has now decided thatan invitation to purchase exists as soon as the information on the product advertised and its price is sufficient for the consumer to be able to make a transactional decision, without it being necessary for the commercial communication
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