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Old 4th March 2005 | 12:21
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The SSK

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The Commission has tabled proposals on Denied Boarding, Delay and Cancellation refunds/compensation on cross-border rail travel.

They have also announced their intention to study extending such measures to international bus and maritime transport.

I guess they regard internal bus/rail/maritime traffic as a matter for individual national legislation.

Air transport is different because it operates within a Single Market (under the Third Package, completed in 1997) which does not differentiate between Domestic and Cross-border EU operations.

It would be interesting to see a situation arise where gales in the Channel result in several thousands of passengers having to be provided with hotel accomodation in Folkestone and Dover.
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