The European Parliament has approved a long-stalled overhaul of EU air passenger rights, keeping the three-hour delay threshold for compensation and adding new rules on hand luggage, rebooking and 'no-show' penalties. The changes, still needing final Council sign-off, will apply from 2027 to flights across the bloc, including at Luxembourg's Findel.
EU lawmakers struck a provisional deal on 15 June 2026 to revise Regulation 261, retaining the three-hour delay threshold and €250–€600 payouts while tightening claims, care and rerouting duties for travellers at Luxembourg's Findel and across the Greater Region.
A vintage Antonov An-2 biplane came down hard and ground-looped while landing at Luxembourg's only international airport on Sunday 21 June, damaging the runway and forcing it to close. All 12 people aboard escaped unhurt, but the shutdown of Findel's single runway diverted, delayed or cancelled dozens of flights before crews reopened it the same evening.