{"id":92623,"date":"2026-07-13T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/92623\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T09:01:08","slug":"eu-set-to-approve-air-travel-passenger-rights-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/europe\/92623\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Set to Approve Air Travel Passenger Rights Package"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TEMPO.CO, Jakarta &#8211;\u00a0A package of reforms granting additional rights to air passengers is set to be formally approved by the Council of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempo.co\/tag\/european-union\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">European Union<\/a> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms, which have already been greenlighted by the European Parliament, will apply to all departures from airports in the bloc and to arrivals if operated by an EU-based airline.<\/p>\n<p>What Are the Planned New Rules for Air Travel in Europe?<\/p>\n<p>Children below 14 will have the right to sit next to their parents without seat reservation fees<\/p>\n<p>Pregnant people and those with reduced mobility will also be able to sit next to a travel companion without seat reservation fees<\/p>\n<p>Airlines will be obliged to correct false spellings of passenger names on tickets free of charge<\/p>\n<p>They will also be required to provide printed boarding passes to checked-in passengers at no extra cost<\/p>\n<p>Airlines, intermediaries and booking platforms will be required to display fares including cabin baggage by default to enable an easier price comparison<\/p>\n<p>Passengers who miss the outbound leg of a return ticket will be able to take the return flight with no penalty<\/p>\n<p>Passengers who are forced to travel in a lower class than booked will receive automatic refunds<\/p>\n<p>Clearer Rules on Flight Disruption<\/p>\n<p>Rules on passenger compensation in the case of delayed or canceled flights are to remain largely unchanged, with passengers still entitled to some refund if a flight is at least three hours late and the airline is at fault.<\/p>\n<p>Under the rules, airlines will not be considered responsible for incidents involving unruly passengers, weather conditions, natural disasters or strikes by airport or ground-handling staff.<\/p>\n<p>However, compensation claims are to be made easier and passenger rights in the case of disruption to their travel will be clarified.<\/p>\n<p>The reforms mean that:<\/p>\n<p>Passengers will have to be given information on their rights in writing within 96 hours of the end of their journey<\/p>\n<p>They will have nine months to file a claim<\/p>\n<p>Airlines will then have to pay compensation or explain a refusal within 30 calendar days<\/p>\n<p>In the case of a travel disruption, passengers will be entitled to:<\/p>\n<p>Free accommodation in a hotel if necessary, along with free transport to and from the lodgings<\/p>\n<p>The new rules are to go into force in mid-2027.<\/p>\n<p>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/en.tempo.co\/read\/2113385\/what-to-know-about-garuda-indonesias-new-baggage-policy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">What to Know About Garuda Indonesia&#8217;s New Baggage Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBggKMMnVJTCC7gU?hl=en-ID&amp;gl=ID&amp;ceid=ID:en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to get the latest news updates from Tempo on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TEMPO.CO, Jakarta &#8211;\u00a0A package of reforms granting additional rights to air passengers is set to be formally 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