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Over this period, air passenger transport has steadily risen in the EU.

18. Emphasises the need to ensure consistency between the different legislations on air passenger rights and in particular between the legal protection for package travellers and the lack of similar protection for seat-only passengers, thus following travel market trends whereby consumers increasingly arrange their travel themselves and avoiding any discrimination against passengers based on type of ticket purchase or unfair competition between the different service providers (air carriers, travel agencies or tour operators); in particular, it urges the Commission to propose binding measures, including obligations for air carriers to pr ...[+++]ovide for a final guarantee to cover liabilities of air carriers towards passengers, ensuring that passengers buying seat-only seats are equally effectively protected in case of airline insolvency, bankruptcy or removing of an operating licence as package travellers are already;

In view of recent repeated disasters resulting from the defectiveness of certain aircraft, it is essential that we act to identify them and ban them from flying. It is essential to the safety of all air passengers that they be aware of the identity of the airline carrying them and, furthermore, to know whether or not that airline is considered to be dangerous.

– (PT) The regulation under consideration aims to protect air passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights. The proposal we are debating, however, does not fully comply with that objective, and the amendments tabled weaken the Council common position, which was already, in some ways, a retrograde step in relation to the Commission’s proposal.

Whether travelling for business or pleasure being denied boarding of a flight or finding that the flight has been delayed or cancelled is distressing, frustrating and inconvenient for any air passenger. With this in mind, the airline industry has already begun to take positive action with the launch in May 2001 of the Airline Passenger Service Commitment.

7. Recalls that European Union legislation in the air sector is not the only option available to safeguard and protect passenger rights; considers that the Community should strengthen the rights of air passengers pursuant to Article 153 of the EC Treaty by striking a balance between legislation on the essential interests of air passengers (e.g. air carrier's liability) and voluntary agreements on the part of airlines and airports on other interests (e.g. enhancing service quality) but without losing sight of the fact that airlines are generally in a dominant position; points out that legislation guarantees a possibility for redress if ...[+++]the rights of the passengers are not respected;