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The Air Passengers Rights Regulation 2004 [1] [2] (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004) is a regulation in EU law establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellations, or long delays of flights.
English: Regulation (EC) No 261-2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295-91 (Text with EEA relevance) - Commission Statement
However, the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 that came into force on 30 December 2020 retained EU legislation hitherto directly applicable and incorporated it into British domestic law. [11] Likewise, the CJEU's jurisdiction on the Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 up until the end of 2020 was converted into British case law through the same ...
Because of the landmark ruling, airlines are no longer able to claim that flight disruption caused by ordinary technical problems (such as wear and tear) are part of the extraordinary circumstances outlined in EU Regulation 261/2004. Figures from the CAA show that on average 221.1 million terminal passengers per year use British airports. [9]
The intention with the EU-law Regulation 261/2004 is to reduce the number of delayed flights and to improve customer care. According to CEO Henric Schöder the aim for TRS Travelright is to inform about current laws and pursue the consumer rights of the European passengers when the air companies fail to abide the law.
According to the final European Commission report 'Evaluation of Regulation 261/2004', [8] an estimated 13% of flight delays are caused by extraordinary circumstances and therefore under the terms of the regulation would be exempt from paying compensation. This still leaves an estimated total of 11.4 million passengers who stand to be affected ...
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European consumer law concerns consumer protection within Europe, ... Flight Delay Compensation Regulation 261/2004; Electronic Commerce Directive, [17]