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10 Amendments of Konstantinos POUPAKIS related to 2013/0072(COD)

Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
(7) In order to improve levels of protection, passengers shouldmust not be denied boarding on the return journey of a two-way (return) ticket because they have not taken the outward journey.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
(17) The implementation of certain passenger rights, in particular the right to accommodation, has been shown to be out of proportion to air carriers' revenues for certain small-scale operations. Flights performed by small aircraft on short distances should therefore be exempted from the obligation to pay for accommodation, although the carrier should still help the passenger to find such accommodation.deleted
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28 a (new)
(28a) In order to protect passengers from excessive hand luggage restrictions, they should be allowed to take into the cabin free of charge certain basic personal possessions, including items purchased at the airport, over and above the maximum cabin baggage allowance.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Regulation (ΕC) No 261/2004
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall also apply to return tickets where the passenger is denied boarding at the return journey on the grounds that he/she did not take the outward journey or did not pay an additional charge for this purpose. (This amendment concerns the Greek version only. It is intended to correct a mistake in the Greek version of the Commission proposal, which makes reference to paragraphs 1 and 2 only, and not to paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 as in the other language versions.)
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Subject to safety constraints, where a tarmac delay exceeds one hooccurs, the operating air carrier shall provide free of charge access to toilet facilities and drinking water, shall ensure adequate heating or cooling of the passenger cabin, and shall ensure that adequate medical attention is available if needed. Where a tarmac delay reaches a maximum of fivetwo hours, the aircraft shall return to the gate or another suitable disembarkation point where passengers shall be allowed to disembark and to benefit from the same assistance as specified in paragraph 1, unless there are safety-related or security- related reasons why the aircraft cannot leave its position on the tarmac.'
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Where a tarmac delay of over one hour occurs, meals and refreshments shall be served in accordance with Article 9(1)(a).
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 3
The compensation referred to in paragraph 1 shall be paid within seven days at the latest, in cash, by electronic bank transfer, bank orders or bank cheques or, subject to the signed agreement of the passenger, in the form of travel vouchers and/or other services.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 5
The obligation to offer accommodation under paragraph 1(b) shall not apply where the flight concerned is of 250 km or less and scheduled to be operated by an aircraft with a maximum capacity of 80 seats or less, except where the flight is a connecting flight. If the operating air carrier chooses to apply this exemption, it shall nevertheless provide the passengers with information about available accommodation.deleted
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6 d – paragraph 1
Whilst aAir carriers have full commercial freedom to establish the conditions under which they permit baggage to be carried, they shall clearly indicate, at booking and at the check-in desks (including at self- service check-in machines), the maximum baggage allowance passengers are permitted to carry within the cabin and hold of the aircraft on each of the flights included within a passenger's reservation, including any restrictions on the number of items that would be applied within a given maximum baggage allowance. Where additional charges are applied for the carriage of baggage air carriers shall clearly indicate details of those charges at booking and on request rat the airport.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 207 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6 d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Passengers shall be allowed to take into the cabin free of charge their basic personal possessions, including items purchased at the airport, over and above the maximum cabin baggage allowance.
2013/10/08
Committee: IMCO