IATA, still the trade association of the world”s scheduled airlines (but not some of the new upstarts), has filed an application for judicial review at the UK High Court to challenge a new EU regulation on penalties for delays and cancellations
"Airlines accept the need to compensate passengers for denied boarding, but we cannot accept to pay compensation for areas beyond our control. With this regulation, the EU regulators have endangered the consumer interest they seek to protect," said Giovanni Bisignani, IATA director general and CEO.
"It is high time that EU regulators took the trouble to learn about the industry they are busy mis-regulating. If governments really want to reduce delays, rather than unfairly targeting airlines, they should place their effort in making The European Single Sky initiative effective," said Bisignani.
"This regulation is misguided and poorly conceived."
IATA points out that according to Eurocontrol over 50% of delays are completely outside of the control of airlines.
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