BAR UK want EU261/2004 amended

BAR UK has called upon the European Union to make changes to regulation EU261/2004. This regulation was solely intended to give passengers rights when airlines had individual delays or cancelled flights, not for when there was a wholesale closure of airspace by government rulings or without any limitation of time.

It is also relevant that airlines can not resume normal operations when airspace restrictions are lifted. BAR UK insists that this regulation is when used in this way, draconian, disproportionate and often impractical.

This particular situation has delayed passengers, most have been delayed far longer than they might have been and the airlines have lost millions as a result. BAR UK are seeking an urgent review of the regulation now and in the future but not to change anything would be a disservice to everyone. www.bar-uk.org

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