9 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2012/2067(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, once all regulations concerning passenger rights and transport have entered into force, the Commission, together with the Member States, must carry out an immediate assessment of their implementation in practice;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that transparency regarding total ticket prices and what is included is essential to enable passengers to make fully informed choices before purchasing tickets and in avoid confusion and mistrust with regard to transport services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Urges the Commission to extend its monitoring activity to the websites of companies and transport service providers so as to increase transparency for passengers, particularly regarding online ticket purchases and ensure that they are not misled in any way, for example regarding pre-ticked boxes, supplementary charges concerning which they were not properly informed in advance or supplements for the use of certain payment methods (e.g. credit cards);
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that passengers with limited mobility or with disabilities must be given equal travel opportunities and unrestricted access and assistance to services.; emphasises also the need to ensure suitable training for staff dealing with such passengers;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to formulate a general set of standards regarding the accessibility of infrastructures and transport services, including aspects such as the issuing of tickets, real-time travel information and online services, so as to ensure equal and unrestricted access for persons with disabilities to products and services in the transport sector.
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to extend its monitoring activity to the websites of companies and transport service providers, to enable the current law on price transparency and unfair commercial practices to be implemented and enforced effectively, in accordance with Directive 2011/83/EC, and to ensure that the headline price corresponds exactly to the final price and that no unreasonable extra costs (e.g. handling charges or a charge for payment by credit card) are added just before a purchase is made;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 α (new)
Paragraph 11 α (new)
11a, Points out that, notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008 concerning price transparency, passengers currently lack certainty on which costs and features are included in the basic fare, resulting in confusion and mistrust; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the national authorities, to consider the implementation of a harmonised, intermodal vision of the content of passenger transport services and of the elements of the price to be included in the basic fare for all transport modes;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on carriers, together with industry, to devise comprehensible standard notification procedures and, if possible, set up coordinated notification systems, so as to make travel easier for people with disabilities or reduced mobility and enable them to communicate their assistance needs in advance at no additional cost;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 α (new)
Paragraph 21 α (new)
21α. Calls on the Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006, to present as soon as possible guidelines on the implementation of provisions concerning assistance for disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility;