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"The ELDR Group supported the Lisi report. However, we maintain serious reservations with regard to the Commission's proposal on air passenger compensation for the following reasons:
1) The Commission's proposal has not undergone a proper economic impact assessment, to determine the potential effect on ticket prices and consumer choice. Such an assessment is fundamental to ensuring that the proposed system is sustainable in practice.
2) Both the proposal and Parliament's compromise fail to recognise the fundamental difference between the usual circumstances leading to denied boarding and those leading to cancellations. Whilst denied boarding usually results from deliberate overbooking, cancellation is very often due to circumstances beyond the airline's control – for example, air traffic control. Parliament's definition of ‘
’ is an inadequate safeguard in this respect. Though one might argue that airlines should seek recourse against those actually responsible in such cases, this will be very complicated in practice.
3) Ultimately, particularly where budget carriers are concerned, it might be preferable to require airlines to offer consumers the option of paying a separate insurance premium, on top of the price of their ticket, thereby guaranteeing them compensation for cancellation and delay beyond the airline's control."@en1
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