{"id":22577,"date":"2026-06-18T05:40:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:40:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/savvychoice.co.uk\/savvytravel\/eu-preserves-passenger-rights-in-ec261-reform\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T05:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T05:40:15","slug":"eu-preserves-passenger-rights-in-ec261-reform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savvychoice.co.uk\/savvytravel\/eu-preserves-passenger-rights-in-ec261-reform\/","title":{"rendered":"EU preserves passenger rights in EC261 reform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>After 13 years of negotiations, EU lawmakers have agreed on a reform of EC261, preserving the core compensation framework for air passengers.<\/strong> The reform retains the 3-hour delay threshold and compensation ranges starting from \u20ac250 to \u20ac600, relying on flight distance. This choice comes after a collection of aggressive proposals threatened to undermine passenger rights.<\/p>\n<p>The Affiliation of Passenger Rights Advocates (APRA) highlighted that the ultimate compromise avoids probably the most damaging proposals, akin to compensation cuts of as much as 66% and a Franco-German plan to interchange the prevailing system with flat funds of \u20ac200. APRA president Tomasz Pawliszyn acknowledged, \u201cEurope got here dangerously near probably the most extreme rollback within the historical past of European shopper rights. Parliament deserves credit score for stopping that from taking place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the preservation of present rights, APRA expressed disappointment over the shortage of significant enhancements for passengers. The affiliation famous that while the framework stays intact, underlying challenges persist. \u201cThis final result demonstrates that passenger rights are amongst Europe\u2019s most valued shopper protections,\u201d APRA acknowledged, urging future discussions to handle these ongoing points.<\/p>\n<p>Based in 2017, APRA represents air passengers&#8217; pursuits and contains members akin to AirHelp and EUclaim. The affiliation continues to interact with European and nationwide establishments to advocate for stronger passenger rights<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><i>This story was chosen and printed by a human editor, with content material tailored from authentic press materials utilizing AI instruments. Spot an error? 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