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I published a blog on a new US Department of Transportation rule which requires certain travel companies to implement procedures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities receive equal access to airfare information quoted online. Click here to view the articlehttp://zimtravellaw.com/travel-blog

I published a blog on a new US Department of Transportation rule which requires certain travel companies to implement procedures aimed at ensuring that people with disabilities receive equal access to airfare information quoted online. Click here to view the articlehttp://zimtravellaw.com/travel-blog

The German Supreme Court (BGH) recently decided two cases related to flight delays.In the first case, the plaintiff’s flight from Frankfurt/Main to Menorca was delayed more than 3 hrs because of a general strike in Greece which affected the previous circulation of the aircraft. The return flight to Frankfurt was also delayed more than 3

The UK travel industry will be bracing itself for potentially the largest financial threat of all time, following the High Court ruling today in the case of Ron Huzar Vs Jet2.com Limited. The airline Jet2, has lost its appeal against a County Court Ruling, which held it was liable to pay compensation to a passenger,

With regard to Reg. EC No 261/2004 (” Air Passenger Rights Regulation”) the follwowing issues have recently been referred to the CJEU by German courts:1. Reference of Feb. 4, 2014 by Landgericht Hannover (C-79/14 – TUIfly):Is Article7 of Regulation EC No261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council to be interpreted as meaning that

The European Commission has published today a review of passenger rights’ complaint handling and enforcement in the European air transport sector between 2010 and 2012. The review shows that complaints to national authorities for compensation and assistance have returned to lower levels since the exceptional year 2010 (ash cloud crisis, snow disruptions). Also, airlines get

On 4 April 2014, an International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conference in Montreal adopted a Protocol to amend theConvention on Offences and Certain Other Acts Committed On Board Aircraft 1963(Tokyo Convention). The Protocol will come into force when 22 member states ratify the instrument. The Protocol expands the jurisdiction over offences and acts committed on

In a recent judgement the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main held that an air carrier was liable for a passenger’s allergic reaction to the hot towels distributed during the flight. In October 2010, the plaintiff traveled on a fligth from India to Germany. She told one of the flight attendants that the hot towels could cause

Northwest terminated Rabbi S. Binyomin Ginsberg’s membership in its frequent flyer program, apparently based on a provision in the fre­quent flyer agreement that gave Northwest sole discretion to deter­mine whether a participant had abused the program. Rabbi Ginsberg filed a suit, asserting, that Northwest had breached its contract by revoking his membership status without valid

Since the 19th Century, Virginia courts have maintained that waiver and release agreements for personal injuries violate public policy and are, therefore, prohibited in the Commonwealth. In my new blog article published this morning, I discuss seven reasons why it still makes good sense for Virginia-based travel businesses to continue using personal injury liability waivers