Activities of Vilja SAVISAAR-TOOMAST related to 2013/0072(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air PDF (921 KB) DOC (1 MB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Musical instruments should as far as possible be accepted as baggage within the passenger cabin and, where this is not possible, should where possible be carried under the appropriate conditions in the cargo compartment of the aircraft. In order to allow the passengers concerned to assess whether their instrument can be stored in the cabin, air carriers should inform them about the size of storage facilities. Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 should be amended accordingly.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) Recital 24 of the base act is repealed.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
(-1) Article 1 paragraph 3 is deleted.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point d
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point l
Article 2 – point l
A flight where the aircraft took off but, for whatever reason, was subsequently forced to land at an airport other than the airport of destination or to return to the airport of departure, shall be considered a cancelled flight, except when ultimately the aircraft reaches its final destination or an airport in the neighbourhood of the final destination.
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7, if it can prove that the delay or change of schedule is caused by extraordinary circumstances and that the delay or change of schedule could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. Such extraordinary circumstances can only be invoked insofar they affect the flight concerned or the previous flights operated by the same aircraft the same day.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(aa) EUR 250 for all journeys of 1 500 kilometres or less;
Amendment 381 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a b (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(a b) (b) EUR 300 for all journeys between 1 500 and 3 500 kilometres;
Amendment 383 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a c (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 – point a c (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(a c) (c) EUR 600 for all journeys not falling under (a) or (b).
Amendment 407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Where passengers choose the option referred to in paragraph 1(b), they shall, subject to availability, have the right to re- routing via another air carrier or another mode of transport where the operating air carrier cannot transport the passenger on its own services and in time to arrive at the final destination within 12 hours of the scheduled arrival time or within 24 hours of the scheduled arrival time if an earlier journey cannot be assured because of local restrictions or the frequency of the operating air carrier's service from that departure airport. Notwithstanding Article 22(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/200823, the other air carrier or other transport operator shall not charge the contracting carrier a price that goes beyond the average price paid by its own passengers for equivalent services in the last three months. __________________ 23 OJ L293, 31.10.2008, p.3
Amendment 410 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Article 8 – paragraph 6
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 4
Article 9 – paragraph 4
If the operating air carrier can prove that the cancellation, delay or change of schedule is caused by extraordinary circumstances and that the cancellation, delay or change of schedule could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken, it may limit the total cost of accommodation provided according to paragraph 1(b) to EUR 10025 per night and per passenger and to a maximum ofup to 3 nights. If the operating air carrier chooses to apply this limitation, it shall nevertheless provide the passengers with information about available accommodation after the three nights, in addition to the continued obligations for information specified in Article 14.
Amendment 542 #
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 a (new)
Article 6d – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 556 #
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 a (new)
Article 6e – paragraph 2 a (new)