For each passenger, the carrier may limit the total cost of accommodation, not including transport to and from the terminal and place of accommodation, to EUR 80 per night and for a maximum of 2 nights.

For each passenger, the carrier may limit the total cost of accommodation ashore, not including transport to and from the port terminal and place of accommodation, to EUR 80 per night, for a maximum of three nights.

The passengers are also entitled to free ‘care’ (meals and refreshments, telephone calls and, in some circumstances, hotel accommodation) and to compensation the amount of which varies according to flight distance. Compensation is not payable if the air carrier informs the passenger of the cancellation at least two weeks before the time of departure, offers the passenger satisfactory re-rerouting or can prove that the cancellation is due to extraordinary circumstances.

The Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce had one. It argued that the new Air Travellers Security Charge had many flaws, including its excessive rate, with no clear link between the fee that air passengers were paying and the level of the security service they would receive.

Such fixed compensation, of between €250 and €600 depending on the distance of the flight, is determined on the basis of the last destination at which the passenger’s arrival will be delayed after the scheduled time.

4. Whereas the Commission considers that legislation at Community level on the provision of dual displays would not be the best way of ensuring that dual displays respond to the needs of consumers and at the same time minimise the costs of the transition to the euro; whereas the Commission has concluded nevertheless that where dual displays are provided, adherence to a standard of good practice would improve certainty and clarity for all parties concerned; whereas this standard of good practice should cover the following: clear indication by retailers on whether they are prepared to accept payment in the euro unit during the transitional period; a clear distinction between, on the one hand, the unit in which the price is set and ...[+++] in which amounts to be paid are to be calculated and, on the other hand, the counter-value which is displayed for information purposes only; where appropriate, agreements on common formats or designs for dual displays; and the avoidance of excessive amounts of information, which may be confusing;