EU tells airlines passenger rules maintained despite Iran crisis

EU tells airlines passenger rules maintained despite Iran crisis The European Commission on Friday told airlines that the impact of the Iran war on the jet fuel market is not severe enough to allow airlines to charge passengers a fuel hike surcharge, or to avoid compensation payments for cancelled flights. All passenger protection rules remain unchanged, the commission said. Airlines could only be exempted from paying financial compensation to passengers in case of a flight cancellation due to local fuel shortages, the EU Commission said in a series of guidelines issued for airlines, confirming a Thursday report from Reuters.