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Let the CAA ‘clamp down’ on airlines, Which? urges govt

Government
Rob Gill
9 January 2023

Consumer body Which? has called for the CAA to be given greater powers to “clamp down” on airlines that do not follow the law when there are delays or cancellations, or risk them being further "emboldened to fail customers".

Aviation, cancellation, flights

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Research by Which? found that nearly two in five airline passengers (39%) had “little confidence” that their airline would treat them fairly when things went wrong with flights. This figure rose to 49% among those passengers who had suffered a delay to their most recent journey.

 

The study of 1,000 passengers also found that those who did not book a flight as part of a package were more likely to lack confidence that the airline would treat them fairly (45%), compared with package customers (31%).