At a time when the current method of reimbursement for air passengers at a European level is being called into question by the COVID-19 pandemic (see EUROPE B12458A10), the German government intends to call on the EU to show flexibility in this area.
It invited the competent national bodies to contact the European Commission to ask it to set up, as a matter of urgency, a “voucher system” that airlines could use, in the short term, to compensate their customers who have incurred damages:...