The well-known events that have recently involved the air carrier Ryanair, culminating in the publication of the list of suppressed flights (702 in Italy alone!), call for a recap of passengers’ rights when flights are cancelled. Regulation (EC) No. 261/04 provides that, in the event of flight cancellation, the passenger has the right to choose…
The Corte di Cassazione (the Italian Supreme Court) has delivered two recent and very important “twin” judgements on airport services, clarifying the circumstances in which it is necessary for airport management companies to apply the rules of public procedures for the allocation of airport land portions to commercial operators. The matter may be summarized as…
With ruling n. 3361/2016, the third Section of the Corte di Cassazione (Italy’s Supreme Court) has once again recently intervened on the relationship between operators undertaking handling services and air carriers, and in particular on the issue of whether it is possible to consider the handler as an agent of the carrier. The Corte di…
Through the 2016 Stability Law (Law no. 208/2015), the Italian legislator has sought to achieve the goal of protecting the environment through a system of incentives aimed at small and medium enterprises which may also lead to an increase in consumption. The following is an analysis of the provisions issued in the field of road…
Air transport services, the construction of airports or airport infrastructures, their renovation and expansion, airport management and the provision of airport services cannot be freely financed with public funds, such as funds from Regions, local authorities and even companies held by public bodies. These types of operations are specifically governed by the new Guidelines on…