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Kevin Byrne

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The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

So if it's, you know, because of extreme heat or snow or winds or rain, whoever it might be, that isn't the airline fault and they won't have to pay compensation if the flight is cancelled.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

And do they now?

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

You get your money back.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

They do now, yes, and indeed I've managed to get some money off one of the airlines for that very reason.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

If the flight was cancelled, you get compensation or if you're delayed.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

But that will be taken out of it now.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

That's really the only SOP that the European Commission and the European Parliament gave to the airlines in this case.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

And it's been discussed now since 2013.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

The law is in place since 2004.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

So it's nothing new from that point of view.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

So the only people unhappy, as has been said,

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

are really the airlines.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

The International Air Transport Association Secretary General, our own Willie Walsh, was very much not in favour of it yesterday when he made statements about it.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

They're generally opposed to it because it adds to complexity

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

And it doesn't add to the bottom line from that point of view.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

So we'll see what happens in 27.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

No, and I think it's probably a response to, you know, the airlines would said, as Boris said, you get a ticket.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

I didn't pay for the last seat I got, but he ended up at a window by choice.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

I wasn't going to pay an extra 19.

The Claire Byrne Show
The EU’s air passenger rights reform deal

I did pay 25 euros for the bag, if you know what I mean.