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lpv:speaker	lp:Jim Higgins2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, like the previous speakers, I would like to congratulate my friend and colleague, Georges Bach, on the excellent work he has done on this report. As we know, the aviation industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, which are associated with an increase in the number of passengers and flights in the liberalised European market. This is a good thing, especially for an island nation like Ireland, which depends a lot on aviation. But it does need regulation, and a regulation fit for purpose. We all know of a number of unfair practices and reductions in the quality of services with negative consequences for travellers. Since the entry into force of the regulation in 2004, there have been problems in relation to the variation in interpretations resulting from grey areas and gaps in the current 2004 regulation. Passengers have difficulty, first of all, in enforcing their rights when air carriers are in breach of the legislation and, on many occasions, passengers are not even aware of their rights, as airlines are not providing the information needed. This Parliament has already expressed its opinions on several occasions about the above points in the context of its resolutions adopted in 2012. I therefore welcome the clarity that this report brings, the bands of compensation, the ability to correct spelling mistakes in a name within 48 hours and not to be charged for it, and the abolition of the over-stringent one-bag rule. This should help smaller airports, in particular, to continue to grow and develop. These measures are so essential to outermost regions, like the regions that I represent."@en1
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lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jim Higgins (PPE ). -"1
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