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Eturas is the holder of exclusive rights to, and administrator of, the E-TURAS system, a common online travel booking system in Lithuania. It allows travel agencies which have acquired by contract an operating licence from Eturas to offer travel bookings for sale on their websites, through a uniform presentation method determined by Eturas. The abovementioned …

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Upon request of the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Supreme Court of Lithuania) in proceedings between Air Baltic Corporation AS (‘Air Baltic’) and Lietuvos Respublikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba (Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Lithuania – ‘the Investigation Service’), the Court of Justice of the European Union has provided an interpretation of the Montreal Convention.The Investigation …

CJEU: employers can claim for damages under Montreal for their empolyees’ flight delays Read More »

The plaintiffs had booked a package holiday to Bulgaria with the defendant. Upon arrival, they recieved a weclome folder which contained a sheet titled “Your Excursions”, carrying the defendant’s logo and promoting varoius events and excursions. In the bottom line it said that the excursions were organised by a local agency and the defendant would …

German Supreme court decides on tour organiser liabilty for local excursion Read More »

The plaintiff traveled by train with the Austrian national railway company ÖBB. She carried a large travel bag which she put on the floor of the aisle. The conductor orderd her to place her bag to the baggage compartment of the wagon which could not be observed from her seat. When she reached her destination …

Austrian Supreme Court: railway company not liable for stolen luggage Read More »

Upon reference for preliminary ruling lodged by the Dutch Raad van State (State Council), the Advocate General of the CJEU has delivered an opinion according to which Article 16 of the Air Passenger Rights Regulation 261/2004 only entrusts the National Enforcement Bodies (NEBs) with the task to secure general compliance with the Regulation but not …

CJEU Advocate General: National Enforcement Body must not take enforcement measures to pursue claims of individual air passengers Read More »

The IFTTA Law Review 3-2015 is now available for download in the members area. It contains articles by Ernst Führich on the European Air Passenger Rights Regulation and by Ivo Mravicic ont the contractual relation between hotels and tour operators as well as a recent judgement of the CJEU with regard to the European Air …

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According to a new Argentinian law (27,196), airlines are amongst institutions which must offer at least one gluten-free food choice. The law declares early detection, diagnosis and treatment of coeliac disease and access to gluten-free food a matter of national interest.Source: Article by Elizabeth Mireya Freidenberg, published on http://www.internationallawoffice.com

The new Directive on package travel and linked travel arrangements has been published in the Offical Journal of the European Uniontoday.Tthe Travel Directive has the number 2015/2302/EUOJ 2015 L 326/1According to Article 28 it has to be implemented by the member states by Jan 1, 2018 and to be applied by July 1, 2018Available in …

Travel Directive 2015/2302/EU published Read More »

Following a routine airport inspection at 16 airports nationwide in a two week period in September 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice reminding airlines that they are required to compensate passengers for damage to wheels, straps, zippers, handles, and other protruding parts of checked baggage beyond normal wear and tear.The notice also …

USA: DOT reminds airlines on their obligations regarding damaged baggage Read More »

European Parliament has just adopted the new Travel Directive thereby the legislative procedure is completed!
24+6 months for implementation after publication in the OJhttp://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20151022IPR98799/html/MEPs-adapt-package-travel-rules-to-the-digital-age* The text of the new Travel Directive can be found here (final version adopted by Council:9173/3/15 REV 3)http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-9173-2015-REV-3/en/pdf