Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Passenger rights when flights are cancelled – Go Health Pro

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Passenger rights when flights are cancelled – Go Health Pro

On January 16 the CJEU issued two judgments further interpreting Regulation 261/2004 on air passenger rights, in the cases flightright (C-642/23) and Qatar Airways (C-516/23).  flightright (C-642/23) A passenger booked via a tour operator a flight operated by Etihad Airways from Düsseldorf (Germany) to Brisbane (Australia), via Abu Dhabi (UAE) with an open return ticket. The flight from … Read more

Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong-Riyadh flights to unlock business, travel opportunities: Paul Chan – Go Health Pro

Cathay Pacific’s Hong Kong-Riyadh flights to unlock business, travel opportunities: Paul Chan – Go Health Pro

Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways’ relaunched direct passenger flights to the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh will unlock business and travel opportunities between the city and the Middle East despite escalating geopolitics tensions, the financial secretary has said. Paul Chan Mo-po, who is among about 200 passengers on the inaugural flight CX647 scheduled to … Read more

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Hidden plane defects and cancelled flights – Go Health Pro

Recent developments in European Consumer Law: Hidden plane defects and cancelled flights – Go Health Pro

This June the CJEU issued two judgments analysing the scope of the application of the ‘extraordinary circumstances’ exception to airlines’ scope of liability for cancelled flights, where cancellation was a consequence of a hidden plane defect.   In Finnair (C-385/23) a relatively new plane (5 months old) had a failure of a fuel gauge, which became evident … Read more

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