The EESC also calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal requiring airlines to guarantee the protection of all passengers in the event of airline insolvencies and to act against the proliferation of unfair contract terms, the lack of transparency in ticket pricing and the difficulties consumers face in obtaining redress, by obliging airline companies to adhere to ADR systems and also to the decisions made by the national air travel authorities.

3. References in each of the agreements listed in Annex 1 to air carriers or airlines of the Member State that is a Party to that agreement shall be understood as referring to air carriers or airlines designated by that Member State.

Simplified Community air transit: transit based on airlines' use of air manifests instead of transit declarations.

The US delegation further confirmed that, for Community airlines, the US–EU Air Transport Agreement, being applied pursuant to Article 25 or in force pursuant to Article 26, will satisfy the DOT requirement that, to consider such an application from foreign airlines for antitrust immunity or to continue such immunity, an Open-Skies agreement must exist between the United States and the homeland(s) of the applicant foreign airline(s).

The US delegation further confirmed that, for Community airlines, the US–EU Air Transport Agreement, being applied pursuant to Article 25 or in force pursuant to Article 26, will satisfy the DOT requirement that, to consider such an application from foreign airlines for antitrust immunity or to continue such immunity, an Open-Skies agreement must exist between the United States and the homeland(s) of the applicant foreign airline(s).

The attachment to the 2001 Airline Passenger Service Commitment[6], signed by the majority of European national carriers (hereinafter referred as to the Airline Commitment) states that signatory airlines must take all reasonable steps to avoid loss or damage to mobility equipment or other disability assistive devices; they will develop their own individual service plans incorporating the Airline Commitment ; They will establish staff training programmes and introduce changes to their computer systems to implement the Airline Commitment; and that "PRM must be enabled to remain independent to the greatest possible extent".