&nbsp;On 15 June 2026&nbsp;, a provisional agreement on a review of air passenger rights rules reached by Parliament and Council negotiators secured unanimous backing from the EP delegation to the so-called Conciliation Committee. The deal seeks to protect passengers against travel disruption, such as denied boarding and delayed or cancelled flights. MEPs have secured an air passenger rules deal that maintains compensation for three-hour delays, ensures faster reimbursement, fee-free child seating and flight price transparency.

Compensation and duty of care Parliament’s negotiators resisted a push to weaken air passenger rights. Under the deal, air travellers maintain the right to be reimbursed or re-routed and to claim compensation if a flight is delayed by more than three hours, if it is cancelled less than 14 days before a flight, or if they are denied boarding.

Compensation for delayed or cancelled flights will depend on flight distance: €250 for journeys up to 1,500 km, €400 for journeys between 1,500 km and 3,500 km, and €600 for all other longer journeys. Air carriers will have the possibility to reduce compensation by 50% for their longest journeys if passengers are offered re-routing to their final destination following travel disruption, or if the delay at arrival does not last more than four hours.

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Air Passenger Rights: closing statement by Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), rapporteur

EP Plenary Session - July 2026 - Air passenger rights

Air Passenger Rights: MEPs debate

Air Passenger Rights: opening statements by Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), rapporteur and Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism

Press conference: Air passenger rights by Roberta METSOLA, EP President, Alexis VAFEADAS, Cyprus's Minister of Transport, Apostolos TZITZIKOSTAS, European Commissioner, Andrey NOVAKOV, rapporteur and Virginijus SINKEVIČIUS, vice-chair TRAN Committee

EP delegation to the Conciliation Committee meeting on Air passenger rights

Air passenger rights: signing ceremony in the presence of Roberta METSOLA, EP President and Alexis VAFEADES, Cyprus Minister of Transport

Infoclip: Air passengers rights (extended version)

TRAN vote on two legislations that seek to reinforce passenger rights

EU Passenger rights rules: extracts from the vote and statements by Matteo RICCI (S&D, IT), Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP, BG), and by Jens GIESEKE (EPP, DE), Rapporteurs

Infoclip: Passenger rights

Rail passengers' rights and obligations: extracts from the debate (28/04) and from the vote (29/04)

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