{"id":118625,"date":"2020-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-29T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/12-eu-member-states-request-the-suspension-of-the-obligation-for-airlines-to-fully-refund-money-for-canceled-flight-tickets\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:06:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:06:34","slug":"12-eu-member-states-request-the-suspension-of-the-obligation-for-airlines-to-fully-refund-money-for-canceled-flight-tickets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/12-eu-member-states-request-the-suspension-of-the-obligation-for-airlines-to-fully-refund-money-for-canceled-flight-tickets\/","title":{"rendered":"12 EU member states request the suspension of the obligation for airlines to fully refund money for canceled flight tickets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>12 EU member states request the suspension of the obligation for airlines to fully refund money for canceled flight tickets<\/p>\n<div>12 European Union member states have asked the European Commission to suspend the rules that oblige airlines to fully refund money for canceled flight tickets, arguing that air carriers should instead offer vouchers for future travel.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a joint letter sent Wednesday, the Transport Ministers of Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal requested a temporary amendment to the EU Passenger Rights Directive from the European Commission.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>They argue that the EU Executive should urgently propose this amendment, under which consumers would be obliged to accept vouchers instead of cash refunds, under certain conditions.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The vouchers should be valid for a limited period of time and would include the right to a refund if they are not used by the deadline.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Additionally, protection against the risk of airline bankruptcy should be offered. According to the Transport Ministers, this solution would help airlines, which are currently facing liquidity problems, in their attempt to respect consumer protection rights while seeking state aid.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.profit.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Profit<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Which countries are requesting the suspension of cash refunds?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The request was made by 12 EU member states: Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, France, Greece, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, and Portugal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the proposed alternative to cash refunds?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The states propose that airlines offer vouchers for future travel instead of immediate cash refunds, provided they are valid for a limited time and refundable if unused.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why are these countries asking for this change?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The goal is to support airlines facing severe liquidity issues during the crisis, helping them avoid bankruptcy while still offering future travel options to consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12 EU member states request the suspension of the obligation for airlines to fully refund money for canceled flight tickets 12 European Union member states have asked the European Commission to suspend the rules that oblige airlines to fully refund money for canceled flight tickets, arguing that air carriers should instead offer vouchers for future&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":52380,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2856],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conectivity"],"article_style_override":"off","post-style":"style1","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/transport-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118625"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}