New EU law over air misery

An EU law guaranteeing big payouts for passengers left stranded by airlines has been voted in at a vote in the European Parliament, Strasbourg, 3 July 2003, despite opposition from budget airlines. The European Parliament also voted (Second reading, Co-decision) on a number of other proposals in the area of air transport.

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