Tag: passenger rights

Bus and coach passengers in Europe will enjoy more rights including compensation for delays or damaged luggage after representatives of the European Parliament and EU member states hammered out an agreement on Tuesday night (30 November). 

Ahead of the summer holiday season, the European Commission has launched an EU-wide information campaign to make sure travellers know their rights when taking trains or planes.

Tighter security measures in airports and planes were adopted to fend off terrorist threats, but airlines warn they could also result in higher costs for passengers at a time when soaring fuel bills are already driving up prices.

The Commission wants all airlines flying to and from the EU to share private data on their passengers, such as passport numbers and credit card details, with Europe's secret services. While it claims this will help in the fight against terrorism, others fear it will endanger our fundamental right to privacy.

EU member states' approval of conciliation agreements on the third railway package on 23 October formally ended a legislative tug-of war on the issue between Council and Parliament which started in 2004.

In a bid to step up the fight against terrorism, airlines flying to the EU could be obliged to share private data on their passengers, such as passport numbers and credit card details, with Europe’s secret services, Justice Commissioner Franco Frattini has announced.

EU rules limiting the amount of liquids that air passengers can carry on board commercial flights will enter into force on 6 November 2006 and could cause confusion and disruption at European airports.

EU and US negotiators look to be converging on security co-operation but it is not yet clear if this will help advance talks on an Open Aviation Area.

New EU rules to compensate passengers in the event of delay, overbooking or flight cancellation are "proportionate" and "fair," according to the ECJ Advocate General.