Air travel: This should change for consumers when flying in the EU
Airlines can still offer cheaper tickets for passengers who voluntarily do without a large backpack on board. for fees: children under 14..
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Airlines can still offer cheaper tickets for passengers who voluntarily do without a large backpack on board. for fees: children under 14 years of age should be allowed to sit next to their parents on the plane without any money being due for the seat reservation. So far, the height is not tightly capped - with particularly cheap origin tickets and expensive tickets on the day itself, the reform can mean a deterioration. For a worse class: If you have to travel in a worse flight class (“downgrade”), you should automatically receive a refund of part of the money paid within 14 days. The new rules are expected to apply from mid-2027.
Furthermore, For example, local travel agencies are excluded if they have clearly informed passengers about this regulation at the beginning of the booking process. Subsequently, the airline must pay out within 30 calendar days or inform the travellers why it does not pay compensation in this case. What is new is: The airline must inform passengers in writing within 96 hours of the end of the journey what their rights are and how they can assert them.
In addition, In the future, there should be a voluntary EU seal for passenger rights, with which airlines can show that EU rules apply to them. The prerequisite is always that the airline is to blame for the delay or the cancellation.
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Airlines can still offer cheaper tickets for passengers who voluntarily do without a large backpack on board. for fees: children under 14 years of age should be allowed to sit next to their parents on the plane without any money being due for the seat reservation.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSo far, the height is not tightly capped - with particularly cheap origin tickets and expensive tickets on the day itself, the reform can mean a deterioration. For a worse class: If you have to travel in a worse flight class (“downgrade”), you should automatically receive a refund of part of the money paid within 14 days.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe new rules are expected to apply from mid-2027.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFor example, local travel agencies are excluded if they have clearly informed passengers about this regulation at the beginning of the booking process.
reliability low1/2 sourcesSubsequently, the airline must pay out within 30 calendar days or inform the travellers why it does not pay compensation in this case.
reliability low1/2 sourcesWhat is new is: The airline must inform passengers in writing within 96 hours of the end of the journey what their rights are and how they can assert them.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn the future, there should be a voluntary EU seal for passenger rights, with which airlines can show that EU rules apply to them.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe prerequisite is always that the airline is to blame for the delay or the cancellation.
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