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Whilst agreeing that there is a need to protect passengers, I voted against the Lisi report due to a number of serious concerns, centred around Articles 5 and 6 in the final text, which had been agreed by both Parliament and Council.
In the final draft of Article 6 referring to 'delays', the exclusion of 'extraordinary circumstances' places an unacceptable financial burden on the carrier.
Situations outside an airline's control cannot be foreseen. Therefore, to include full reimbursement as well as a return flight to the first point of departure is wholly unacceptable. Also, to suggest that airlines will be able to obtain compensation from third party providers is fanciful.
Referring to Article 5.3 on cancellations, this only applies in the case of compensation but does not apply to matters such as re-routing.
The Commission failed to provide a financial impact assessment. An estimated GBP 1 billion of extra costs for the airlines will not benefit passengers but will penalise them by increasing the price of tickets and reducing choice.
None of these rules will apply to third country airlines flying into the EU, rather, they will damage competition."@en1
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