Activities of Philip BRADBOURN related to 2013/0072(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights (debate)
Amendments (11)
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 a (new)
Recital 35 a (new)
(35 a) 'Full service' airline providing flight catering to passengers as part of their service should not discriminate against passengers requiring special meals due to pre-existing medical conditions (e.g. Coeliacs, diabetes etc.). Such special meals should be provided at no additional cost to the passenger provided the passenger has informed the airline before travelling.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 b (new)
Recital 35 b (new)
(35 b) Specific facilities for severely disabled passengers requiring changing and toilet facilities (so called 'changing places') should be provided at no cost to the passenger at all EU airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than 1 million.
Amendment 177 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 c (new)
Recital 35 c (new)
(35 c) The national enforcement bodies set up by the Member States (hereinafter referred as 'NEBs') do not always have sufficient power to ensure the effective protection of passenger rights. Member States should therefore give NEBs sufficient power to sanction infringements and to resolve disputes between passengers and industry and all NEBs should fully investigate all complaints received.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35 d (new)
Recital 35 d (new)
(35 d) The information some airlines provide to passengers with regard to the time needed to transfer between connecting flights is often misleading, especially at large international hub airports. Airlines should therefore provide connection timings that are suitable for all passengers, including families with small children, the elderly and PRM's
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point c
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Article 6 – paragraph 5
Subject to safety constraints, where a tarmac delay exceeds one hour, the operating air carrier shall provide free of charge access to toilet facilities and drinking water, shall ensure adequate heating or cooling of the passenger cabin, and shall ensure that adequate medical attention is available if needed. Where a tarmac delay reaches a maximum of fivthree hours, the aircraft shall return to the gate or another suitable disembarkation point where passengers shall be allowed to disembark and to benefit from the same assistance as specified in paragraph 1, unless there are safety-related or security- related reasons why the aircraft cannot leave its position on the tarmac.
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 9 – point a a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 9 – paragraph 3 a (new)
In Article 9(3) the following paragraph shall be inserted: 3a. Airport management bodies shall provide specific facilities for severely disabled passengers requiring changing and toilet facilities at no cost to the passenger, at all EU airports with an annual passenger throughput of more than one million.
Amendment 470 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Each Member State shall designate a National Enforcement Body responsible for the enforcement of this Regulation as regards flights from airports situated on its territory and flights from a third country to such airports. The Member States shall ensure that the National Enforcement Body is given sufficient power to sanction infringements and to resolve disputes between passengers and industry and will inform the Commission of the body that has been designated in accordance with this paragraph.
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Article 16 – paragraph 2
Article 16 – paragraph 2
The National Enforcement Body shall closely monitor compliance with the requirements of this Regulation and take the measures necessary to ensure that the rights of passengers are respected. For this purpose, air carriers and airport managing bodies shall provide the relevant documents to the National Enforcement Body at its request. In order to carry out its functions, the National Enforcement Body shall also take account of the information submitted to it by the body designated under Article 16a. It shall investigate all complaints received and may also decide on enforcement actions based on individual complaints transmitted by the body designated under Article 16a.