🏛️ Politics 1d ago · Patrick Gibbels, secretary general, Association of Passenger Rights Advocates

Turbulent skies: The stealth erosion of EC261

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For more than two decades, EU Regulation EC261 has been one of Europe’s clearest consumer success stories. It transformed air passenger rights from vague promises into enforceable protections, while creating powerful incentives for airlines to improve operational reliability.



The results are measurable: EU passengers today are 70 percent less likely to face delays exceeding three hours and face 20 percent less same-day cancellations than travellers in the United States, where no comparable sy

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