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Your rights during air travel

Has your flight been delayed or cancelled? Your checked baggage has been damaged or lost? Thanks to the European Union, you have rights as an air passenger if your journey goes wrong.

The European Consumer Centre France explains how to assert your rights with an airline company, what to look out for when booking air travel, the rules for transporting luggage and how to react if the airline goes bankrupt.

Back view of an aeroplane in the sky.

Voyages en avion

Si vous voyagez en avion en France comme dans l’UE, vous avez des droits en cas de retard ou annulation de vol. Informez-vous en quelques clics via notre outil interactif.

An aircraft seen from the front when stopped on the runway, prepared by the airport technicians.

Airline bankruptcy

Many airlines have gone bankrupt in recent years. How to react? How can air passengers get a refund of their tickets?

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