What changed between the plenary report of 13 Jan 2026 and the plenary report of 1 Jul 2026

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part: Where reference is made to this article, passengers shall be offered, free of charge, the following:

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point c: (c) internet access and two telephone calls.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 9 – paragraph 3: 3. The operating air carrier may use vouchers to meet its obligations under paragraph 1, points (a) and (b) and paragraph 2. The vouchers provided in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be able to be used in all shops providing food and refreshments at the airport where the passengers concerned are stranded, on board their flight, and, as appropriate, at the accommodation provided pursuant to paragraph 2, point (a). A voucher provided in accordance with paragraph 2, point (a) can only be issued if the operating air carrier has pre-booked a room for the passenger concerned.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 9 – paragraph 4: 4. Where the operating air carrier does not meet its obligations under paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the passengers concerned may make their own arrangements. The air carrier operating the disrupted flight shall reimburse the expenses incurred by the passengers within 14 calendar days of the submission of the request for reimbursement, to the extent those expenses are necessary, reasonable and proportionate to the duration of the waiting time and to the costs of accommodation, refreshments and meals at the location of the airport or the location of the accommodation where the passengers are stranded. In case the air carrier fails to provide hotel accommodation within three hours, the passenger shall have the right to arrange their own accommodation and be reimbursed by the air carrier upon the presentation of the corresponding receipt, within seven working days. Where the airport managing body activates its contingency plan, that deadline may be extended to [...] calendar days. The reimbursable amount shall be up to a hotel ceiling referred to in an index published by the Commission reflecting prices in Member States in line with Eurostat data multiplied by a coefficient of 2, in order to account for limited availability and peak-time pricing and to incentivise the provision of accommodation via the operating air carriers within the three-hour deadline. Where the ceiling multiplied by the coefficient is not sufficient to allow the concerned passenger to find appropriate accommodatio…

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10, Article 9 – paragraph 5: 5. At all Union airports with commercial passenger traffic, the airport managing body shall put in place arrangements to ensure that drinking water and recharging stations for electronic devices can be made available, free of charge, regardless of the time of day, flight or terminal.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 10 – paragraph 2 – introductory part: 2. If an operating air carrier places a passenger in a class of transport lower than that for which the ticket was purchased, it shall, without request, within seven working days of the downgrading, by the means provided for in Article 7(6), reimburse:

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point a: (a) 30 % of the flight price for all flights of 1 500 kilometres or less, or

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b: (b) 50 % of the flight price for all intra-Union flights of more than 1 500 kilometres and for all other flights between 1 500 and 3 500 kilometres, or

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 10 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new): (b a) 75 % of the cost of the flight price for all flights not falling under (a) or (b), including flights between the European territory of the Member States and the French outermost regions.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 11, Article 10 – paragraph 5: 5. This Article shall not apply to ancillary services, such as specific seating or catering, which are independent from the class of transport and sold separately.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12, Article 10a – paragraph 1: 1. At a Union airport with an annual passenger traffic volume of not less than 4 million passengers for at least three consecutive years , the airport managing body shall ensure that the operations of the airport managing body and of airport essential service providers, in particular the air carriers, and the suppliers of groundhandling services, are coordinated through a proper contingency plan in view of possible situations of multiple cancellations, of multiple delays of flights, or both, leading to a considerable number of passengers being stranded at the airport. The contingency plan shall be set up to ensure that adequate information is given to stranded passengers and shall contain arrangements in order to minimise their waiting time and discomfort.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12, Article 10a – paragraph 3: 3. The contingency plan shall be set up in particular with the participation of the Airport Users Committee referred to in Council Directive 96/67/EC*, of the providers of groundhandling services, and of other airport essential service providers, including special assistance providers for passengers with a disability or with reduced mobility. The contingency plan shall be set up with the participation of the relevant authorities where appropriate. The contingency plan shall also contain the contact data of the person or persons designated by the air carriers participating in the Airport Users Committee in order to represent them on the spot in the case of multiple cancellations, of multiple delays of flights, or both. The air carrier shall ensure that any designated person has the necessary means to assist passengers in accordance with the obligations arising from this Regulation in the case of a disruption.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12, Article 10a – paragraph 4: 4. The airport managing body shall communicate the contingency plan to the Airport Users Committee referred to in Directive 96/67/EC and, upon request, to the national enforcement body designated pursuant to Article 16. The national enforcement body shall monitor the compliance of the airport managing body with the requirements of this Article.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 11 – paragraph –1 (new): -1. The rights of persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility laid down under this Article shall be without prejudice to the rights they enjoy under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 11 – paragraph 3: 3. Any person accompanying the persons referred to in paragraph 2 or accompanying a child, under the same air transport contract, shall be offered by the air carrier, free of charge, the possibility of being seated in a seat adjacent to that person or child. Where adjacent seats are unavailable, the air carrier shall endeavour to assist the accompanying person(s) to find adjacent seats.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 11 – paragraph 4: 4. At boarding, operating air carriers shall give priority to persons referred to in paragraph 2 and any person or recognised assistance dogs accompanying them, as well as to children in a pram or a pushchair with their accompanying person.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new): 4 a. Operating air carriers shall ensure, at no additional cost, that infants and children in need of a pram or a pushchair can be transported in a pram or a pushchair up to the boarding gate or aircraft door, and that a pram or a pushchair is made available to them at the aircraft door, unless there are safety, security, capacity or operational constraints.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13, Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new): 4 b. Where the airport does not fulfil its obligations under Articles 7 and 8 of Regulation 1107/2006 and, as a result, persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility or unaccompanied minors miss their flight, the air carrier shall be responsible for compensation, rerouting and assistance of those passengers in accordance with Articles 7, 8 and 9 of this Regulation. By ... [date of application of this amending Regulation], the Commission shall define the detailed arrangements for the application of the respective responsibilities of the air carrier and the airport managing body and the means of redress, through an implementing act in accordance with Article 16bd of this Regulation. This implementing act shall not undermine the air carrier’s responsibilities in relation to the compensation, rerouting and assistance of passengers under this paragraph.

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 a (new), Article 11 a (new): (13 a) the following Article is inserted: / ‘Article 11a / Right to personal item and hand baggage / 1. Passengers shall always have the right to a carry on board one personal item, such as a small bag, handbag, backpack or laptop bag, provided that that it can be safely stowed under the seat in front of the passenger. Air carriers shall not charge the passenger any supplement or additional fees on top of the price of the flight ticket for this personal item. It is mandatory that carriers provide clear, transparent, and easily accessible information on the weight and dimension requirements for the personal item at the time of booking and after the booking is completed, ensuring passengers are fully informed before their journey. / 2. Passengers shall always have the right to carry on board one piece of hand baggage. The hand baggage shall not be subject to price supplement on the price of the flight ticket within the maximum dimensions of 100 cm (sum of length, width, and height) and maximum weight of 7 kilos. Air carriers may apply different provisions regarding additional or larger hand baggage. / The hand baggage may be stored either in the aircraft cabin (as carry-on baggage) or in the aircraft hold. The carrier may refuse to allow the hand baggage on board only on grounds of security connected with the weight or size of the hand baggage in relation to the characteristics of the aircraft. / Air carriers shall provide clear, transparent, and easily accessible information o…

Removed:Council position

Removed:Regulation (EC) No 261/2004

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 b (new), Article 11 aa (new): (13 b) the following Article is inserted: / 'Article 11aa / Right to transfer a ticket in the case of death of the passenger concerned or of a close family member / 1. A transfer of a ticket to another person shall be permitted in the event of the death of the passenger concerned or of a close family member. The passenger concerned by the loss or the person handling the deceased passenger’s affairs may request the transfer of the ticket upon presentation of appropriate supporting documentation on a durable medium. / 2. Air carriers, operators or intermediaries shall be obliged to process such requests under transparent and fair conditions. / 3. Where such a request is provided at least 72 hours prior to the flight and upon presentation of appropriate supporting documentation on a durable medium, it shall in all cases be considered reasonable and shall not be subject to any additional charge. / 4. Where such a request is provided in the 72 hours prior to the flight departure and upon presentation of appropriate supporting documentation on a durable medium, the air carrier or the intermediary shall inform the transferor of any possible charges that may be incurred. These charges must be reasonable and must not exceed the actual cost borne by the carrier or intermediary for transfer of the ticket.'