Daily Memo: Europe’s ‘Missed Opportunity’ For Passenger Rights Reforms

Daily Memo: Europe’s ‘Missed Opportunity’ For Passenger Rights Reforms | Aviation Week

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Helen Massy-Beresford
June 16, 2026

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Airlines don’t always agree with each other on everything, but on this occasion, the conclusion to a long-running debate in Brussels over reforms to European passenger rights legislation has brought industry executives together, united in disappointment. But as the European Parliament and the…

Helen Massy-Beresford

Based in Paris, Helen Massy-Beresford covers European and Middle Eastern airlines, the European Commission’s air transport policy and the air cargo industry for Aviation Week & Space Technology and Aviation Daily.

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