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Southwest is notifying passengers that it has agreed to settle a class action seeking the return of security fees and airport passenger facility charges that passengers paid for when they bought nonrefundable tickets that were not used.The proposal is to pay $4 to each eligible passenger for unused tickets purchased between Jan. 21, 2000, and […]

Parliamentary questions 25 November 2008E-6327/08 WRITTEN QUESTION by Karin Riis-Jørgensen (ALDE) to the CommissionSubject: Revision of the Package Travel Directive More than 25 European airlines have gone bankrupt over the last year. In each case, the victims were consumers, who ended up paying for a product they did not receive. In the light of this

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is reminding travelers from all Visa Waiver Program (VWP) countries that they are now required to obtain approval through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) prior to traveling to the United States. This requirement applies to all eligible citizens or nationals traveling under the VWP.ESTA is a

The Los Angeles County Superior Court set a Sept. 21 trial date for California’s lawsuit against the multilevel marketing/online travel company YTB.The state is accusing YTB of operating an illegal pyramid scheme and engaging in deceptive business practices.Source: Travel Weekly; find article here>>.TV news about the case can be forund at YouTube here>>.

Seven major U. S. carriers, including American Airlines, Continental Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways, JetBlue and two smaller carriers, have joined in a lawsuit to protest stronger federal rules governing crew rest on longer international flights. The airlines alledge the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) had bypassed the usual rule-making process and the new rule would

Airlines are frequently sued for the acts of drunken passengers, typically by flight attendants or other passengers who suffered harm from an unruly traveler during a flight. But this time a husband and wife are suing United Airlines for “negligently” overserving alcohol during a flight from Osaka, Japan, to San Francisco, saying the carrier’s drinks

AN AIR CARRIER MAY NOT AS A GENERAL RULE REFUSE TO PAY COMPENSATION TO PASSENGERS FOLLOWING THE CANCELLATION OF A FLIGHT ON ACCOUNT OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS IN THE AIRCRAFTJudgement to be published 5pm today!Compensation may however be refused if the technical problems stem from events which, by their nature or origin, are not inherent in

Case T-196/04 (Eighth Chamber, extended composition)Judgment as of Dec 17, 2008State aid regarding an agreements entered into by the Walloon Region and the Brussels South Charleroi airport with the claimantApplication of the private investor in a market economy test according to Art 87 ECTThe applicant, Ryanair Ltd, is Europe’s original and largest low fares airline.

The European Union and Canada have agreed to an open-skies planthat will make Europe-Canada one of the most liberal aviation markets in the world. When the plan is completely phased in, European nationals will be able to establish operations in Canada and freely invest in Canadian airlines, and vice versa. Consumer-protection provisions also will be

The issue raised by German Supreme Court (BGH) once again relates to technical problems as a potential excuse for cancellation of flights. BGH asked European Court of Justice for preliminary ruling on1) whether technical defects can constitute “extraordinary circumstances” according to the Regulation,2) in case of affirmation, whether this would include defects affecting the airworthiness