11 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2013/0072(COD)
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point m
Article 2 – point m
«extraordinary circumstances» means circumstances which, by their nature or origin, are not inherent inattributable to the normal exercise of the activity of the air carrier concerned and are beyond its actual control. For the purposes of this Regulation, extraordinary circumstances shall include the circumstances set out in the Annex;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 5
Article 5 – paragraph 5
At airports whose annual traffic has been not less than three million passengers for at least three consecutive years, the airport managing body shall ensure that the operations of the airport and of airport users, in particular the air carriers and the suppliers of ground handling services, are coordinated through a proper contingency plan in view of possible situations of multiple cancellations and/or delays of flights leading to a considerable number of passengers stranded at the airport, including in cases of airline insolvency or revocation of the operating licence. The contingency plan shall be set up to ensure adequate information and assistance to the stranded passengersalso provide for the involvement of national, regional, or local authorities and other organisations where appropriate. The contingency plan shall be set up to ensure adequate information and assistance to the stranded passengers. It shall include a special section on persons with a disability or reduced mobility in need of care. The managing body of the airport shall communicate the contingency plan and any amendments to it to the National Enforcement Body designated pursuant to Article 16. At airports below the above- mentioned threshold, the airport management body shall make all reasonable efforts to coordinate airport users and to assist and inform stranded passengers in such situations.
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 6a(1) the following paragraph is inserted: 1a. Air carriers shall ensure that passengers in transit do not miss their connecting flights where the aircraft carrying out the inbound flight to, and the onward flight from, the connection airport are on the runway at the same time. Consequently, if a passenger’s original aircraft lands before the next flight is ready to enter the runway, that flight may not commence. Air carriers and ground handling services shall ensure that the transit of passengers between aircraft proceeds as quickly and as comfortably for the transit passengers as possible, where necessary employing special arrangements to transport passengers between departure gates.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where a passenger misses a connecting flight as a result of a delay or change of schedule to a preceding flight, the CommunityUnion air carrier operating the onward connectat preceding flight shall offer the passenger:
Amendment 449 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 14, the following paragraph is inserted: 1a. During their operating hours, air carriers shall ensure that, at every airport where they operate, contact personnel or a third party appointed by the air carrier concerned to act as its agent are available to provide passengers with the necessary information regarding their rights, including complaint procedures, to assist them, and to take immediate action if flights are disrupted or baggage is lost or delayed .’
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6d – paragraph 1
Article 6d – paragraph 1
Amendment 543 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6 d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 6 d – paragraph 1 a (new)
In Article 6, the following paragraph shall be inserted: 1a. Passengers shall be permitted to carry in the cabin, free of charge, essential personal items or belongings including airport shopping, in addition to the prescribed maximum cabin baggage allowance.
Amendment 553 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6e – paragraph 1
Article 6e – paragraph 1
A Community air carrier shall permit a passenger to carry a musical instrument in the passenger cabin of an aircraft subject to applicable safety rules and the technical specifications and constraints of the aircraft concerned. Musical instruments shall be accepted for carriage within an aircraft cabin provided such instruments can be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment within the cabin or under an appropriate passenger seat. An air carrier may determine that a musical instrument shall form part of a passenger's hand luggage allowance and not be carried in addition to that allowance. However, such hand luggage allowance shall not include less than one piece in addition to the instrument.
Amendment 554 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Article 6e – paragraph 2
Article 6e – paragraph 2
Where a musical instrument is too large to be stowed safely in a suitable baggage compartment within the cabin or under an appropriate passenger seat, an air carrier may request the payment of a second fare exonerated from the payment of airport taxes, where such musical instruments are carried as hand luggage on a second seat. Where a second seat is purchased an air carrier should make reasonable efforts to seat the passenger and the musical instrument concerned together. Where available and if requested, musical instruments shall be carried in a heated part of an aircraft cargo hold subject to applicable safety rules, space constraints and the technical specifications of the aircraft concerned. The air carrier shall mark such instruments with specific tags in order to ensure that they will be handled with adequate care. An air carrier shall clearly indicate in its terms and conditions the basis on upon which musical instruments will be transported and the applicable charges.
Amendment 572 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point ii
technical problems which are not inherent in the normal operation of the aircraft, such as the identification of a defect during the flight operation concernedsuch as the identification of a defect after the aircraft has been released to service and which prevents the normalsafe continuation of the operation; or a hidden manufacturing defect revealed by the manufacturer or a competent authority and which impinges on flight safety;
Amendment 591 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point i
Annex 1 – paragraph 2 – point i