Overview

• On June 24, MEPs approved amendments requiring airlines to include a free standard trolley (55×40×20 cm, 7 kg) and a personal item in the base ticket price.
• The reforms guarantee free seating for children under 12 next to accompanying adults and introduce pre-filled forms for compensation claims after cancellations or delays.
• Protections will extend to multimodal tickets, ensuring assistance and compensation for missed connections across planes, trains and buses.
• Industry and consumer groups warn the measures could drive up ticket prices and create confusion over differing baggage size limits.
• After the plenary vote, the amendments will be negotiated with the EU Council, which in June adopted its own rules on delay compensation without changing ancillary fees.