Activities of Robert ROCHEFORT related to 2016/2062(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on an aviation strategy for Europe
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the inclusion of a specific section on consumers in the Commission’s Aviation Strategy; notes that for consumers booking travel many of the applicable rights are still based on horizontal consumer protection legislation; considers, therefore, that the ‘Fitness Check’ on the consumer acquis should take that into account the impact on this sector;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly encourages the Commission in seeking to support research and innovation in the aviation sector through public-private partnerships, the Horizon 2020 Framework Programme, European Structural and Investment Funds and the European Fund for Strategic Investments; stresses the need to give priority to a European investment strategy based on a concerted rather than fragmented approach;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Regrets the fragmentation of European Union airspace, the cost of which is put at EUR 5 billion by the Commission and which, in particular, results in delays for passengers;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Points to the importance of protecting and enforcing, both online and offline, the rights of travel-booking and travelling consumers, including persons with a disability and persons with reduced mobility, as regards accessibility and assistance;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the importance of ensuring that travel websites and applications respect EU law, as in 2015 travel and holiday accommodation bookings accounted for 52 % of all purchases made online;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Reiterates its commitment to high air and airport safety and security standards, which are vital for consumer confidence and for the sector's competitiveness; points up in this connection how important it is, at a time of strong air traffic growth, that those standards should limit passenger inconvenience, in particular as regards waiting times and delays, while ensuring a high level of safety and security and compliance with fundamental rights;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the need to ensure high standards as regards public health requirements for residents near airports (in particular noise and air quality standards) and points up the importance of making rapid progress on adopting demanding international noise standards;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Welcomes the Commission's decision to make use of interpretative guidelines on Regulation No 261/2004 on air passenger rights in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights so as to improve application thereof; stresses the importance, at the same time, of rapidly adopting the revised regulation;