Sunday, July 21, 2013

Overbooked Flight? - Requires money! - Lofotposten

Are you one of those who have seen during fly on without you – against your will?

then you are entitled to money, food and accommodation!

summer months are the time of bookings. Consumer Council receives many requests from passengers who have to stand again.

– When a flight is overbooked, and there is not room for all passengers, the airline may refuse to let you go on board, says Martin Skaug Halsos, communications Consumer Council.

  • Also read: expensive to fly for overweight?

An airline can still do this without any consequences for them when traveling within the Community or the EEA, emphasizes Skaug Halsos.

– You are entitled to financial compensation that is standardized according to how long the ride is.

  • 250 euros (about 2.050 billion) for all flights up to 1500 km.
  • 400 euros (about 3.300 billion) for all flights within the EU of more than 1500 kilometers and for all other flights between 1500 km and 3000 km.
  • 600 euros (about 4.950 billion) for all other flights.

– Thanking you agreed to take the next flight, you will still be entitled to compensation, but usually it will be reduced by half. This depends on the latency and the length of the journey, says Martin Skaug Halsos.

  • See also: Movie Rental on the fly

While sitting and waiting for the next flight you can enjoy food and drink at the airline’s expense. You also have the right accommodation with transportation to and from the airport.

– airline will take care of you by overbooking. Do you have to wait a long time, you have the right to food and drink. You can also claim financial compensation for additional expenses such as hotel nights you do not get canceled. But are you one of those who volunteer to refrain flight, you lose the right to compensation and damages. There you are then entitled to is what the airline offers, explains Martin Skaug Halsos.

Can not find what you are entitled to, contact the Consumer Council on the incident has happened in Norway. Also the European Consumer Centre can help you outside its borders. (ANB)


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They will wind up duty

the Green Party believes that the duty free help to increase international air travel.

Therefore they will now put an end to cheap alcohol and tobacco shopping.

bear Økern, leader of the Green Party Nordland, said the cause of fighting the case is twofold:

– Duty Free Shopping increase the amount people drink. Besides, we are strongly opposed to international air traffic, said Økern, who is also the party’s top candidate to parliament.

Affects

He is determined that the duty is one of the most influence people to travel on charter.

– I think most have plans to bring the whole quota home states Økern, who has never been in the South.

He compares Norwegians interest tax-free shopping with the interest of the former ferry route between Umea, Sweden and Wasa, Finland. Before Finland was not part of the EU, and people got so shop cheaper alcohol, smoke and perfume at the ferry port.

– When Finland joined the EU, duty free scheme had to be abandoned. And do not you think ferry route with laid down too? laughing Økern.

– It suggests that people travel by ferry just to shop. It is perhaps not possible to compare this directly, but it is puzzling, he continued.

faith

County manager has not only a hope that duty once will become history at airports. He has great faith in it as well.

– I’m sure it will happen sometime in the future, he says. Read more

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