The Commission announced that it had sent letters of formal notice to Greece and Italy on Thursday 2 July, thereby initiating infringement proceedings against them.
It criticises the two states for having adopted legislation allowing airlines to offer vouchers as the only form of compensation to passengers whose flights have been cancelled.
The air passenger rights regulation (261/2004) requires carriers to reimburse customers who do not want a voucher (see EUROPE B12459A7).
A “letter of...