“We can not judge the financial situation of each person … that’s why we insist that a passenger is entitled (to receive monetary compensation for the flight), and at this point,” said Executive Vice-President of the Commission Margrethe Vestager, in Brussels, which oversees competition issues. According to her, this question can not be two opinions: European law clearly reglementary obligations of the parties. According to the EU Regulation 261/2004, a carrier is obliged within a week to return the money to the passenger or to grant a new ticket.
This decision threatens the carriers who offered to replace the payment vouchers for cancelled flights, a wave of financial problems. Since the beginning of the year their income has decreased dramatically, and the need to pay wages and make contributions for leased aircraft and payments for the airport services has not been canceled.
