World news about “Passenger’s Rights” published by euronews.
Air passenger rights in the EU Question from Laurent in Paris: “I was supposed to fly from Paris to Sofia, but on my arrival at the airport I was informed that my flight was delayed by 3… 15/02/2013
Compensation when denied the right to fly In this edition of U-talk, Päivi from Madrid asked: “I flew from Madrid to Helsinki via Berlin. I was denied boarding in Berlin because, apparently, the… 20/07/2012
Rights for disabled flight passengers On this edition of U talk Peter from London was wondering about the rights of disabled passengers who are taking flights in Europe, he asked: “Recently at… 15/06/2012
Flight cancellations: Passengers’ rights With summer all but upon us u-talk thought it was time to tackle the thorny subject of flyer’s rights. “Hello, my name is Arik, I was supposed to fly from… 01/06/2012
Airline companies and lost luggage In this edition of Utalk, Luca from Milan asks: “For the Easter break, I went to London from Milan. When I arrived at the airport in London, the airline… 25/05/2012
MEP’s vote in favour of data agreement Personal information about passengers flying on airlines between Europe and the United States will be stored by the US. The Passenger Name Record, or … 19/04/2012
Reporter’s afterthoughtAs well as body scanners, Americans hit with “enhanced” pat downs Full-body scanners have also been causing a storm in the USA, where hundreds of the… 02/04/2012
Bus and coach passenger rights More than 70 million Europeans travel by coach each year. What legal guarantees of service, similar to those of plane, train and boat passengers, are they… 21/02/2011
Coach passengers rights to increase A new EU law on coach passengers’ rights will come into effect in 2013. The rules cover all long-distance scheduled passenger services, whether national or… 15/02/2011
Fears over Heathrow delays in run-up to OlympicsLong delays at Heathrow Airport are causing concern just three months before London hosts the Olympics. Passengers arriving from non-EU countries have… 29/04/2012
Homecoming for Costa Allegra passengersPassengers from the stricken cruise ship Costa Allegra have been arriving home at European airports. In Rome, 36 holidaymakers touched down telling how they… 02/03/2012
Spanair shuts down as bankruptcy loomsSpanish airline Spanair has ceased operations after talkover talks with Qatar Airways broke down. A message greeted callers on Saturday to the company’s… 28/01/2012
Flights grounded as Spanair runs out of cashFinancial problems have grounded loss-making airline Spanair, for good. This weekend alone 380 domestic and international flights with the Barcelona-based… 28/01/2012
Flights grounded as Spain’s Spanair stops tradingFinancial problems have grounded loss-making Spanish airline Spanair, for good. All flights with the Barcelona-based firm have been suspended after efforts… 27/01/2012
Planes take off from Heathrow ahead of fresh snow threatPlanes are now taking off from snowbound Heathrow after Europe’s busiest airport opened both its runways to allow two-thirds of flights to operate. But as… 23/12/2010
Yoga mats and turkey sandwiches – welcome to Heathrow Terminal 5Alison McKay slept inside a red crate on Friday night. Two nights later she was upgraded to a yoga mat and a thin layer of foil that looked like an… 21/12/2010
Planes to Spain fly againSpain’s air space is slowly reopening as air traffic controllers return to work after Madrid declared a state of “alert” over their wildcat strike. Air… 04/12/2010
Spain’s air traffic controllers come under fireTwo female air traffic controllers were glad the police were on hand in their hotel, escorting them through the lobby as furious stranded travellers hurled… 04/12/2010
Mexicana set to stop flyingMexicana, one of Mexico’s two major airlines is set to cease operations. The country’s transport minister has confirmed most of its planes will stop flying by… 28/08/2010
Air and train passenger rightsWith the summer tourism season underway, Brussels has started a campaign using posters in multiple languages, pamphlets and a new Internet site to make sure… 06/07/2010
EU travellers’ rights boostA Europe-wide publicity campaign being launched in 23 languages aims to provide passengers easier access to information about their rights when they travel by… 29/06/2010
Volcano closes Iceland’s airports for first timeIceland is the latest victim of its own volcanic cloud. A change in wind direction has forced the north Atlantic country to close all main airports for the… 23/04/2010
Stranded air passengers look for alternativesTired, fed-up and looking for plan B. It is the same desperate story at airports in the four corners of the world. Charlie McKinney had no idea his… 19/04/2010
Ash-kicking deal jangles government and airline industry relationsThe European agreement on reducing flying shutdowns came after the 27 EU transport ministers and representatives of the air transport industry had been… 19/04/2010
Eurostar slowly returns to normalPassengers and Eurostar staff breathed a collective sigh of relief when cross-channel passenger trains finally began running again, after three days of… 23/12/2009
Eurostar trains back runningThere is light at the end of the Channel Tunnel. Several long, cold days of travel hassle for Eurostar passengers have come to an end. High-speed trains… 22/12/2009
