Keywords
Regulation No 261/2004, rights of airline passengers, European Commission
Abstract
The article presents the Interpretive Guidelines of the European Commission on Regulation (EC) no 261/2004 concerning events which grant rights to air passengers on the basis of this Act. The subject-matter of the analysis focuses therefore on: denied boarding, cancellation, delays and placing a passenger in a higher or lower travel class. Such problems concern vital interests of individuals that use the services provided by air carriers, as reflected in the jurisprudence of the Court of Justice. The Guidelines relate to established jurisprudential practice and present coherent interpretation of Regulation no 261/2004. The aim of the article is to outline the interpretative guidelines of the Commission concerning issues which are most frequently raised by interested persons.
Recommended Citation
Kuźniar-Kwiatek, D. (2017). Interpretative Guidelines concerning events giving rights to passengers under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights. internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation), 6(2), 110-117. https://doi.org/10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.2.6.8
First Page
110
Last Page
117
Page Count
7
DOI
10.7172/2299-5749.IKAR.2.6.8
Publisher
University of Warsaw
