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Brussels Inks the EU261 Air Passenger Rights Overhaul After 12 Years of Deadlock — €250/€400/€600 Compensation Grid Holds at the 3-Hour Threshold, Cabin-Baggage Carve-Out and 96-Hour Claim Window Reset the TAP, Ryanair and easyJet Operating Read

EU Parliament and Council seal provisional EU261 air passenger rights revision after 12 years. 3-hour compensation trigger held at €250/€400/€600, cabin baggage rule, 96-hour electronic claim notice. Applies mid-2027.
The Portugal Brief
AirAdvisor Tape Pegs Portuguese Airline Compensation Bill at €53 Million for January-May 2026 on 4.5 Million Disrupted Passengers — Storm Kristin Carve-Out Trims the Owed Total Below the Same-Period 2025 Mark

AirAdvisor Tape Pegs Portuguese Airline Compensation Bill at €53 Million for January-May 2026 on 4.5 Million Disrupted Passengers — Storm Kristin Carve-Out Trims the Owed Total Below the Same-Period 2025 Mark

AirAdvisor reads out €53 million in compensation owed to passengers on Portuguese-departing flights for January-May 2026 — 4.5 million travellers disrupted, 130,000 holding Regulation 261/2004 entitlements. Storm Kristin's extraordinary-circumstances carve-out trims the bill below 2025.
The Portugal Brief
ANAC Moves to Annul the Clece/South Handling Win at Lisbon, Porto and Faro on Wednesday 13 May — Regulator Cites Insurance, Equipment, HR and Safety-Programme Defects, Hands Union South ACE Ten Business Days to Reply Before the 19 May Licence Cliff

ANAC Moves to Annul the Clece/South Handling Win at Lisbon, Porto and Faro on Wednesday 13 May — Regulator Cites Insurance, Equipment, HR and Safety-Programme Defects, Hands Union South ACE Ten Business Days to Reply Before the 19 May Licence Cliff

ANAC notified Union South ACE on Wednesday of its preliminary intention to exclude Clece/South from the seven-year handling tender at Lisbon, Porto and Faro, citing cumulative defects on insurance, equipment, HR, payroll and safety. Ten business days to reply; licences expire 19 May.
The Portugal Brief