Air Passenger Rights by Defossez, Delphine;

Short description:

This essential book offers a comprehensive and concise overview of the complex global framework of air passenger rights, examining not only national laws but also regional agreements. By dissecting the global landscape, it offers an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to navigate the complex world of air travel consumer protection.

Long description:

This essential book offers a comprehensive and concise overview of the complex global framework of air passenger rights, examining not only national laws but also regional agreements. From countries that have "copy-pasted" the EU model to those that have significantly enhanced it — such as the Philippines with its tarmac delay provisions, or Canada with its nuanced categorization of disruptions — this book dissects the global landscape.

It reveals how some nations have even surpassed their progenitor, offering unique protections for vulnerable passengers or specifying intricate details down to meal composition. Prior to this book, practitioners faced various issues from language barriers - some laws are not translated into English - to fragmentation. Now there is a consolidated analysis of all these laws in a single accessible resource, making them accessible and comparable for all. The book offers a concise, comparative overview of all distinct national and regional laws in place focusing on delays, cancellations and denial of boarding. It also contains tables to ensure easier reading access. It can be considered a one-stop shop for understanding the global panorama of air passenger rights.

By meticulously analysing the varied approaches to passenger rights around the world, this book fills a crucial void, offering an invaluable resource for policymakers, legal professionals, airlines and passengers seeking to navigate the complex world of air travel consumer protection on flight delays, cancellations and denial of boarding.

Table of Contents:

Introduction  Part I Regional initiatives   I.1 Andean Community : Decisión 619  I.2 Arab Civil Aviation Organization  I.3 European Regulation 261   I.4 European Common Aviation Area Agreement (ECAA)  I.5 Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreements (EMAA)  I.6 The Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa/ Communauté economique et monétaire de l’Afrique Central (CEMAC) Regulation  I.7 Union Economique et Monétaire Ouest Africaine (UEMOA)/ West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Regulation  I.8 The Yamoussoukro Decision: Annex 6   Part II National initiatives   II.1 Albania  II.2 Algeria  II. 3 Argentina  II. 4 Australia  II.5 Bahrain  II.6 Bolivia  II.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina  II.8 Brazil  II. 9 Cabo Verde  II.10 Canada  II.11 Chile  II.12 China   II.13 Colombia  II.14 Ecuador  II.15 Egypt  II.16 Georgia  II.17 Ghana  II.18 Iceland  II.19 India  II.20 Indonesia  II.21 Israel  II.22 Japan  II.23 Jordan  II.24 Kazakhstan  II.25 Korea  II.26 Kosovo   II.27 Libya  II.28 Malaysia  II.29 Mexico  II.30 Moldova  II.31 Montenegro  II.32 Morocco  II.33 New Zealand  II.34 Nigeria  II.35 North Macedonia  II.36 Norway  II.37 Oman  II.38 Peru  II.39 Philippines  II.40 Russia   II.41 Rwanda  II.42 Saudi Arabia  II.43 Serbia  II.44 Sierra Leone  II.45 South Africa   II.46 Switzerland  II.47 Tanzania  II.48 Thailand  II.49 Trinidad and Tobago  II.50 Türkiye  II.51 Ukraine  II.52 United Arab Emirates  II.53 United Kingdom  II.54 United States   II.55 Uruguay     II.56 Venezuela  II. 57 Vietnam   Conclusion