MSE News: Compensation for flight delays moves closer

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"EU official says passengers should have a right to compensation if flights are delayed more than three hours ..."
"EU official says passengers should have a right to compensation if flights are delayed more than three hours ..."
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Its standard practive for package holidays using charter flights, they always have the 12 hour rule within their T&C's.
Especially with companies like Olympic Holidays who sell their summer holidays based on a flying programme that is only provisional, and not even the airlines are finalised. Olympic used to be very good until they fell out with Monarch, since then their flying programme has been a fiasco.
Ryanair charge a levy with each ticket to cover this compensation so should pay up straight away , would it be ileagal for them to charge the levy which is basically insurance and then refuse to pay when a delay happens regardless of the european court ?
My daughter and her husband en-route to Cyprus with two small boys, were delayed 7 1/2 hours at Birmingham airport, while a part for their Thomas Cook aircraft was sent from Manchester , in 2010. Basic food and just one telephone call in all that time.
My complaints on their behalf met with an officious response pointing out that a judgement had been made that any compensation was not applicable, pointing out a court decision made in Hull.
They failed to mention that the judgement did not cover certain elements that did allow individuals to challenge the decision. however the possible costs of any proceedings against TC would be a prohibitive consideration.
really would be pleasant if we as individuals where able to challenge the might of these tyrannical travel organisations on their own terms. A case of the sheep(Passenger) biting the tormenting shepherd.
The technical reasons are this.. An earlier full flight to Barcelona has been delayed by a technical fault. In order to avoid paying maximum compensation, Ryanair has commandeered the inward (and supposedly return) equipment from Stansted to get the Barcelona bound passengers away just 5 minutes short of the two hour delay that would warrant compensation.
The Stansted passengers (of which there are far fewer) are left to wait not knowing whether they will get home this evening - and allowing Ryanair to limit its compensation bill by scandalously switching planes, not to take of passengers, but just to avoid paying compensation. NEVER AGAIN.
Just a thought
Is it worth trying a joint clame with other passengers
s case for us". Could I contact Monarch and try and get the compensation myself, rather than wait for these people? Thankyou for your help.
Bumping this quote by Richard.
I thought I read somewhere that the airlines 'could' be fined £5000 per passenger if they don't pay up the rightful compensation?
Where did I see that?