12 Amendments of Markus FERBER related to 2013/0072(COD)
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) It should be stressed in addition that, as well as rights, passengers have responsibilities and that, by fulfilling them, they can help ensure that everything will pass off safely and smoothly for themselves and other travellers before, during, and after the journey.
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point m
Article 2 – point m
«extraordinary circumstances» means circumstances which, by their nature or origin, are not inherentbeyond the control of the air carrier concerned in the normal exercise of theits activity of the air carrier concerned and are beyond its actual controland outside the obligations imposed by the relevant safety and security rules to be observed. For the purposes of this Regulation, extraordinary circumstances shall include the circumstances set out in the Annex;
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point e
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 2 – point o
Article 2 – point o
«connecting flight» means a flight which, under a single contract of carriage and one booking reference, is intended to enable the passenger to arrive at a transfer point in order to depart on another flight, or, where appropriate in the context of Article 6a, means that other flight departing from the transfer point.
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 3
Article 5 – paragraph 3
An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7 if it can prove that the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances and that the cancellation could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. Such extraordinary circumstances can only be invoked insofar they affect the flight concerned or othe previousr flights operated by the same aircraftn the airline’s schedule the cancellation of which is proven by the airline to have been caused directly by the extraordinary circumstances in question.
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7, if it can prove that the delay or change of schedule is caused by extraordinary circumstances and that the delay or change of schedule could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. Such extraordinary circumstances can only be invoked insofar they affect the flight concerned or othe previousr flights operated by the same aircraftn the airline’s schedule the cancellation of which is proven by the airline to have been caused directly by the extraordinary circumstances in question. Exceptions are provided for in Article 1(11).
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 6 a – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Where a passenger misses a connecting flight as a result of a delay or change of schedule to a preceding flight, the Community air carrier operating the onward connecting flightresponsible for the delay shall offer the passenger:
Amendment 405 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Article 8 – paragraph 5
Where passengers choose the option referred to in paragraph 1(b), they shall, subject to availability, have the right to re- routing via another air carrier or another mode of transport where the operating air carrier cannot transport the passenger on its own services and in time to arrive at the final destination within 12 hours of the scheduled arrival time. This shall apply where comparable alternative modes of transport are available. Notwithstanding Article 22(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1008/200823, the other air carrier or other transport operator shall not charge the contracting carrier a price that goes beyond the average price paid by its own passengers for equivalent services in the last three months. __________________ 23 OJ L 293, 31.10.2008, p. 3.
Amendment 571 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point ii
technical problems which are not inherent in the normal operation of the aircraft, such as the identification of a defect during the flight operation concerned, such as the identification of a defect after the aircraft has been released to service and which prevents the normalsafe continuation of the operation; or a hidden manufacturing defect revealed by the manufacturer or a competent authority and which impinges on flight safety;
Amendment 584 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii a (new)
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii a (new)
In Annex 1, paragraph 1, the following point shall be inserted: vii a. damage to the aircraft caused by third parties;
Amendment 585 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii b (new)
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii b (new)
In Annex 1, paragraph 1, the following point shall be inserted: vii b. flight delays/cancellations caused by passengers;
Amendment 586 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii c (new)
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii c (new)
In Annex 1, paragraph 1, the following point shall be inserted: vii c. bird strike;
Amendment 587 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex 1
Annex 1
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii d (new)
Annex 1 – paragraph 1 – point vii d (new)
In Annex 1, paragraph 1, the following point shall be inserted: vii d. closure of the runway by the authorities;