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On 23 June 2022, the Frankfurt Regional Court dealt with an airline’s obligations towards passengers with restricted mobility and the resulting liability.(1)

Facts

The two plaintiffs booked flights from Frankfurt to Budapest and from Budapest to St Petersburg via an online travel agency (OTA). One of the plaintiffs used a wheelchair. The defendant was the operating carrier for both flights. The OTA made individual reservations for each flight under separate booking numbers but issued a single booking confirmation and listed both flights on a single e-ticket. The transfer time in Budapest was 45 minutes.

Changes to Mexican Air Procedures  The former military airport in the surrounding metro area of Mexico City has been restructured to operate as a commercial airport. While most of the aviation community expected a large hub to be unveiled in the service area, the airport is beginning operation modestly, with growth anticipated. The airport restructuring […]

Increase in Air Traffic  In the Netherlands, more and more flights are resuming after COVID restrictions have been eased. The biggest challenges now are airport staffing and capacity, as the carriers ramp up their abilities. A year ago, it was confirmed that Dutch airports require a new specific environmental license that deals with the levels of nitrogen created by departing […]

Keith Major and Andre Hill, Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas   COVID Response and Airport Updates  Keith Majors and Andre Hill, representing Higgs & Johnson, The Bahamas:  From Keith: There have been some liberalizations in the COVID response, mainly with domestic airline travel. The government still requires travel visas for foreign travel into Bahamas. Testing requirements […]

The amount of legroom an airline passenger has is an important comfort factor for flyers. Lately, legroom, or the space between the customer’s seat and the back of the seat in front of them, has taken the spotlight in Colombia, explicitly concerning consumer (passenger’s) rights issues in commercial aviation.  

The flight operation license of Onur Air, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, was canceled by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (SHGM …

Wiltshire, England: L2b Aviation, the world’s premier network of independent aviation law firms, is proud to announce a full decade of recognition as the Best Global Aviation Law Network by Chambers and Partners.

On 17 March 2022, a new Spanish alternative dispute resolution (ADR) proceeding for claims under EC Regulation 261/2004 was approved through Ministerial Order TMA/201/2022. The regulation was passed to comply with the mandate of Act 7/2017, which implemented EU Directive 2013/11/EU on ADR for consumer disputes.

Analizamos en esta tercera nota las sanciones de carácter financiero que las instituciones comunitarias han dictado contra la Federación Rusa como respuesta a la invasión militar de Ucrania. Se trata, sin duda, de las sanciones más severas acordadas contra un Estado en tiempos recientes, ya que las medidas europeas se suman a las de muchos otros países, con los Estados Unidos de América y el Reino Unido a la cabeza. Seguramente por primera vez en la historia se están utilizando armas de tipo económico para acabar cuanto antes con una guerra.

Continuamos con nuestra serie de notas que tienen por objetivo resumir las principales medidas sancionadoras adoptadas por las instituciones comunitarias contra la Federación Rusa como consecuencia de la invasión militar de Ucrania. En el presente capítulo nos centraremos en las medidas restrictivas de carácter comercial que se han añadido a las ya vigentes desde el año 2014 como consecuencia de la anexión de Crimea.