Bureaucracy madness: plane stranded due to 10 seconds late!
Bureaucracy madness: plane stranded due to 10 seconds late!
München, Deutschland - Germany has a comprehensive regulation regarding night flight bans, which recently got into the public discussion again when a Condor machine on the way from Mallorca to Munich due to a late landing failed by only ten seconds due to the approval for the landing. This was reported Compact-online.de . The landing of the machine was planned shortly before midnight, but the Bavarian Ministry of Transport was prohibited after the time limit was exceeded.
The passengers of this machine had to be diverted to Frankfurt-Hahn and were then transported by bus to Munich. This led to an arrival on a much later time on Tuesday morning. Criticism of this decision and the bureaucratic set of rules becomes loud, as there are always cases in which the strict laws make travel unnecessarily difficult.
night flight ban and its implementation
night flight bans are not only a Bavarian problem, but also affect many German airports. Residents often exert pressure on politics to limit air traffic. A large number of regulations relating to air traffic management are classified as "extraordinary circumstances". Decided night flight restrictions can give the airlines of obligation to pay compensation payments, report Passengerrechte.org .
According to the Regulation (EC) 261/2004, decisions of air traffic management and this night flight bans are made into this category. Courts such as the District Court of Frankfurt am Main have decided that night flight bans are interpreted as external effects on airlines' flight operations and therefore do not fall under the influence of the airlines.
In addition, it is discussed whether future EU reforms could further restrict passenger rights in the event of delays. There is the possibility that changes in the flight schedule as a result of night flight bans are asserted by the airlines as an exceptional circumstances and they can consequently be released from liability for delays, such as the Spiegel In detail, this means that Airlines for delays that arise, for example from technical defects or other unpredictable circumstances, cannot be held responsible, as long as they move as part of the specified regulations. The regulations for night flight traffic thus show the complexity and the variety of factors that play a role in international air traffic.| Details | |
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