00:00The European reform of air passenger rights seems to be going from bad to worse.
00:07Dissatisfaction with the draft text has now reached such a level that the industry has called for a pause in the negotiations.
00:14We urgently call for a six-month pause to the deliberations until a thorough impact assessment of the proposed measures has been conducted,
00:22it says in a letter sent on behalf of the airline industry operating in Europe.
00:27The current draft text could increase the sector's total annual cost by at least 40%, according to various airlines associations.
00:36Currently, European air travelers are entitled to compensation if a flight is cancelled or delayed by more than three hours.
00:44However, airlines are pushing for the threshold to be raised, which the European Consumer Association rejects.
00:51The first discussion of the Conseil was on a range of 5 hours and 9 hours, which would have removed 90% of passengers' rights.
00:57For us, it was unacceptable.
00:59The final deal was to be found at 4 hours and 6 hours, which would impact more than 60% of passengers.
01:04That's to say that six people out of ten would have no right to compensation.
01:08For us, it's unacceptable, of course.
01:10Inter-institutional negotiations between the Council, the Parliament, and the Commission will resume on Monday.
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