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The UK High Court has suspended the right of air passengers to compensation if they suffer a flight delay of three hours or more.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled last November that passengers were entitled to compensation for delays. But following a challenge brought by British Airways, Tui Travel, easyJet and the International Air Transport Association, the High Court has referred the issue back to the European court.

A spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority said: “‘The High Court has stayed our enforcement powers so the courts won’t hear [compensation] cases in the interim.’”

It is expected to be two years before the Court of Justice reviews the case.

source: travelweekly.co.uk

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