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The European Commission has adopted the 17th update of the list of airlines banned in the European Union. Some airlines – including four all-cargo air carriers from Indonesia and one air carrier from Ukraine – have been removed from the list as safety concerns have been satisfactorily addressed. However, all air carriers certified in Mozambique […]

In the judgement of Dec. 7, 2010 in joint cases C‑585/08 – Pammer and C-144/09 Alpenhof, the ECJ has given guidance to national courts with regard to the circumstances under which a trader whose activity is presented on its website or on that of an intermediary can be considered to be ‘directing’ its activity to

The plaintiffs had booked a flight from Linz to Perth via Frankfurt and Hongkong with the defendant. The flight from Linz to Frankfurt, however, was to be operated not by the defendant but by another airline. The flight from Linz to Frankfurt was cancelled and the operating carrier offered plaintiffs an alternative flight. This (substitute)

Plaintiff had booked a round trip flight from Frankfurt to Antigua. The return flight started on time and had a scheduled stopover in Punta Cana. From there the aircraft started on time as well but due to a technical problem – the landing gear could not be retracted – had to return to Punta Cana

Most airlines don’t provide a refund of baggage fees if the bags are lost or delayed. A new DOT rule would require airlines to refund the fee if a bag is lost or not delivered in a “timely” manner. Exactly what “timely” means is yet to be determined. The Transportation Department also wants to make

European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas today (note: April 11, 2011) announced a series of measures to clarify and strengthen the enforcement of passenger rights legislation, so consumers can more effectively access their rights and industry has more certainty and a level playing field across the EU. Vice-President Kallas also announced his intention to open a

Dear IFTTA-friends,I would like to announce the upcoming European Travel Law Forum, which is going to take place June 30th to July 1st in Salzburg. It will be connected to the IFTTA Europe Workshop which is going to follow on July 2nd.Some IFTTA members as our Co-president Michael Wukoschitz, Klaus Tonner, Josep Bech, Ronald Schmid

The Bribery Act will come into force on 1st July 2011.The Bribery Act will: Introduce a corporate offence of failure to prevent bribery by persons working on behalf of a business. A business can avoid conviction if it can show that it has adequate procedures in place to prevent bribery. Make it a criminal offence

A class action against Alitalia has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois alleging, among other things, that Alitalia breached its contract with its customers and violated Regulation No. 261/2004 of the European Parliament and European Council by failing to pay compensation to certainAlitalia Airlines passengers whose flights were

Operators and travel agents shall have a look to Brussels: The EU wants to implement a minors clause into the new PTD. As with Computer games and video movies Travel brochures then should mandatory provide an age rating with FSK symbols of the film industry. As traveling contains several risks for young people it is