On 15th January 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") handed down a judgment that strengthens the protection of consumers when booking flights online, in its case C‑573/13, Air Berlin plc & Co. Luftverkehrs KG v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e. V. The ECJ held that the final price to be paid for flights booked online must be indicated upfront and at all times, and that this final price must be shown for all flights which correspond to the consumer's selection criteria.
A. Masutti, I. Otero Fernandez (2015). EU STRENGTHENS CONSUMER PROTECTION FOR ONLINE FLIGHT BOOKING. THE AVIATION & SPACE JOURNAL, 1, 37-38.
EU STRENGTHENS CONSUMER PROTECTION FOR ONLINE FLIGHT BOOKING
A. Masutti
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2015
Abstract
On 15th January 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") handed down a judgment that strengthens the protection of consumers when booking flights online, in its case C‑573/13, Air Berlin plc & Co. Luftverkehrs KG v Bundesverband der Verbraucherzentralen und Verbraucherverbände — Verbraucherzentrale Bundesverband e. V. The ECJ held that the final price to be paid for flights booked online must be indicated upfront and at all times, and that this final price must be shown for all flights which correspond to the consumer's selection criteria.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
