Airline groups were celebrating last week after the UK High Court requested an expeditious hearing by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on the case against the new EU regulation on passenger compensation and assistance. The request means the Brussels-based ECJ should review the legality of the measures before they are enforced next year, subject to the court accepting the UK judges' sense of urgency.
Source: Flight International
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) is proposing strong new consumer protections for airline customers travelling with both domestic and foreign carriers on scheduled service from, to or within the USA.
Delta Air Lines is expecting a return to normal operations following a multi-day struggle related to the global IT outage caused by CrowdStrike.
The US Department of Transportation is investigating whether Delta Air Lines has complied with passenger-protection laws amid a technology meltdown that has forced the carrier to cancel thousands of flights.
