00:00European air passengers could face new difficulties in obtaining compensation for flight delays.
00:12The European Union is currently revising regulations dating back to 2004.
00:18At present, compensation is available for delays of three hours or more.
00:23However, current negotiations could result in new rules that civil society believes will
00:27be unfavourable to consumers.
00:31Now, what is happening is that the Commission has proposed to modify this time to be able
00:36to benefit from compensation.
00:37We would no longer be at three hours, but we would be at five, nine, twelve, depending
00:40on the distance.
00:41Concretely, what impact will it have?
00:43There are 85% of consumers, if what is currently discussed is validated, who would no longer
00:48have the right to compensation.
00:49So it's a huge step back from the 2004 legislation.
00:55Like civil society, the European airline industry is also hoping for a revision.
01:03But the association representing the industry, Airlines for Europe, believes that the European
01:08Commission's 2013 proposal, which is on the table, is a good basis.
01:18Poland, which holds the EU's six-month presidency, has taken over the dossier and wants to make
01:28the best possible progress in negotiations between now and June.
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