EU institutions have struck an informal deal on revised air passenger rights, tightening fare transparency and adding practical protections for travellers. The package would require clearer ticket pricing, with hand luggage shown by default in online searches, free adjacent seating for children and families, free correction of spelling errors on tickets, and stronger digital disclosure duties for airlines.
The compromise also keeps the current compensation regime intact after states dropped a push to raise the delay threshold. Passengers would still qualify after delays of three hours or more, with the familiar 250, 400 and 600 euro distance bands where the carrier is responsible. Formal approval still has to follow, but the legislative path now looks clear.