EU Says Airlines Must Prove Fuel Shortages to Avoid Paying Compensation for Cancellations
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The European Commission has confirmed that airlines cancelling flights due to high prices or shortages of aviation fuel are obliged to compensate passengers in accordance with EU rules.
Foreign Ministry warns of flight disruptions - The Copenhagen Post
The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns that the situation in the Middle East could lead to fuel shortages, affecting air traffic and travel plans, particularly for destinations outside Europe. These shortages may result in flight cancellations, delays, and changes to local transport. Travelers are urged to be flexible, prepare for unforeseen expenses, and carry […]
EU says airlines must prove fuel shortages to avoid paying compensation for cancellations
Airlines can be exempted from paying compensation for cancelled flights only if they can prove a local fuel shortage caused the disruption, but high fuel prices alone do not qualify as “extraordinary circumstances,” the European Commission has said. The guidance was issued amid fuel‑supply disruptions and route closures linked to the Middle East crisis. The Commission also said airlines cannot retroactively add fees such as fuel surcharges, noti…
With the beginning of the conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the Strait of Ormuz, the prices of kerosene have gone away. Several airlines have been forced to abolish flights, sometimes with the increase in the price of fuel invoked as an "extraordinary circumstance" justifying the cancellation. An argument which, under European Regulation No 261/2004, exempts airlines from the obligation to compensate passengers.
Airlines to compensate travellers for fuel-related flight cancellations, EU says
Flight cancellations due to the Middle East fuel crisis are still subject to European laws on compensating passengers, European Union authorities have warned. EU guidance published on 8 May, specifies that “Passengers affected by cancellations continue to benefit from air passenger rights. They are entitled to reimbursement, re-routing, or return, assistance at the airport and compensation for last-minute cancellations.” Speaking to the Financia…
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