Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 on the rights of disabled air travelers
 Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 |
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| Title: | Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the rights of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility |
| Scope: | EEA |
| Legal matter: | Traffic law |
| Basis: | EGV , in particular Art. 80 Para. 2 |
| Procedure overview: |
European Commission European Parliament IPEX Wiki |
| To be used from: | July 26, 2008 |
| Reference: | OJ L 204 of July 26, 2006, pp. 1-9 |
| Full text |
Consolidated version (not official) basic version |
| Regulation has entered into force and is applicable. | |
| Please note the information on the current version of legal acts of the European Union ! | |
The Regulation (EC) no. 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 concerning the rights of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility is a Regulation (EC) of the European Parliament that the rights of disabled passengers and passengers with reduced mobility strengthens. The regulation has two annexes. It came into force on July 26, 2008.
Critics accuse the EU Commission of failing to consider key areas of barrier-free flying. The new EU regulation does not regulate how the sanitary areas in European aircraft should be designed to be barrier-free. It is true that the airlines are obliged to help people with reduced mobility to the toilets. However, since the sanitary areas are too small for the board wheelchairs used, people with walking disabilities are still excluded from using the sanitary areas.
Attachments
In Annex I , the assistance is listed under the responsibility of the managing bodies of airports. This includes the obligation to enable people with reduced mobility to “get to the toilets if necessary”. All information about the flight must be given to passengers in an accessible format.
The assistance provided by the air carrier is listed in Appendix II . This also includes the obligation to enable people with reduced mobility “to go to the toilets if necessary” and to communicate essential information about a flight in an accessible form.
Individual evidence
- ^ Right to toilet statement from Christophe Dussart, Policy officer European Commission
- ^ Right to the toilet No toilet in sight July 6, 2008
Web links
- Text of the regulation (PDF file; 102 kB)
