Decision
Air passenger rights
- Effect
- Amendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) adopted
- Result
- 632 for · 15 against · 9 abstained roll call
- Date
- 21 January 2026, 12:49
- Kind
- New EU law · 2nd reading
More facts (10)
- Margin
- by an overwhelming majority
- Counts are for
- the amendment
- Dossier
- 2013/0072(COD)
- Source
- Committee report by Andrey Novakov
- Topics
- Transport & tourismEconomy & single market Assigned by a model, not checked by hand.
- Votes
- 1 vote · 1 roll call
- Requested by
- EPP (1 roll call)
- Sitting
- Wednesday 21 January 2026
- Final vote
- 183557
Result
The final vote and what it means for this kind of decision.
Final vote: 632 for, 15 against, 9 abstained (roll call).
Amendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) adopted.
The deciding vote on record is an amendment; the fate of the text as a whole is not in the vote record.
Backed by The Left, Greens, S&D, Renew, EPP, ECR, Patriots and ESN.
Groups
| Group | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Majority line | Clear line | Cohesion | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Left | For 38 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 8 of 46 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Greens | For 50 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 53 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| S&D | For 125 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 11 of 136 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| Renew | For 67 | Against 1 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 75 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| EPP | For 173 | Against 0 | Abst. 2 | No vote 12 of 187 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.98 | |
| ECR | For 56 | Against 7 | Abst. 6 | No vote 10 of 79 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.72 | |
| Patriots | For 72 | Against 7 | Abst. 0 | No vote 7 of 86 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 0.87 | |
| ESN | For 24 | Against 0 | Abst. 0 | No vote 3 of 27 | Majority line For | Clear line For | Cohesion 1.00 | |
| No group | For 27 | Against 0 | Abst. 1 | No vote 2 of 30 | Majority line — | Clear line No line | Cohesion — |
Members who changed group are counted in the group of the day: Branko GRIMS changed group, Elena YONCHEVA changed group, Elisabetta GUALMINI changed group, Ewa ZAJĄCZKOWSKA-HERNIK changed group, Jessika VAN LEEUWEN changed group, Lukas SIEPER changed group, Nikola BARTŮŠEK changed group, Nikolas FARANTOURIS changed group, Pina PICIERNO changed group, Roberto VANNACCI changed group, Sander SMIT changed group, Taner KABILOV changed group.
Voted against their group, 23
Members who voted otherwise than a clear line (at least two thirds of the votes cast, at least 10 members voting) of the group they sat in that day. A group without a clear line is divided and not counted.
Renew line For · 1 voted against of 68 who voted
Voted against (1)
- Engin EROGLU Germany
EPP line For · 2 abstained of 175 who voted
Abstained (2)
- Henrik DAHL Denmark
- Niels Flemming HANSEN Denmark
ECR line For · 7 voted against, 6 abstained of 69 who voted
Voted against (7)
- Beatrice TIMGREN Sweden
- Charlie WEIMERS Sweden
- Dick ERIXON Sweden
- Jaak MADISON Estonia
- Kristoffer STORM Denmark
- Sebastian TYNKKYNEN Finland
- Veronika VRECIONOVÁ Czechia
Abstained (6)
- Alexandr VONDRA Czechia
- Guillaume PELTIER France
- Laurence TROCHU France
- Marion MARÉCHAL France
- Nicolas BAY France
- Ondřej KRUTÍLEK Czechia
Patriots line For · 7 voted against of 79 who voted
Voted against (7)
- Antonín STANĚK Czechia
- Jana NAGYOVÁ Czechia
- Jaroslav BŽOCH Czechia
- Jaroslav KNOT Czechia
- Jaroslava POKORNÁ JERMANOVÁ Czechia
- Ondřej KNOTEK Czechia
- Tomáš KUBÍN Czechia
Countries
The final vote by national delegation.
Votes by country (27 delegations)
| Country | For | Against | Abst. | No vote | Cohesion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Belgium | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Bulgaria | 15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Cyprus | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Czechia | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
| Germany | 87 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0.98 |
| Denmark | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.68 |
| Estonia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Spain | 52 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Finland | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.90 |
| France | 71 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0.92 |
| Greece | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Croatia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Hungary | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Ireland | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| Italy | 72 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.00 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Luxembourg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Latvia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Malta | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
| Netherlands | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Poland | 43 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.00 |
| Portugal | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.00 |
| Romania | 29 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.95 |
| Sweden | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0.76 |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Slovakia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
Members
Each member’s recorded position on the final roll call, in the group they sat in that day. Filter by country, group, position or name.
Debate speakers and how they voted
| Member | Group | Speeches | Spoke | Final vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberta METSOLA Malta | EPP | Speeches3 | 7 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | No vote recorded |
| Andrey NOVAKOV Bulgaria | EPP | Speeches4 | 6 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
| Jens GIESEKE Germany | EPP | Speeches2 | 6 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI Poland | ECR | Speeches2 | 6 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Jan-Christoph OETJEN Germany | Renew | Speeches2 | 6 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) · for the group | For |
| Katrin LANGENSIEPEN Germany | Greens | Speeches2 | 6 Jul 2026 (verbatim report, official site) | For |
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All votes on this decision, 1
| No. | Vote | Recorded | Result | Requested by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amendments 1 + 243 (voted as one) Final vote A10-0001/2026 – Andrey Novakov – Amendments by the committee responsible – put to the vote collectively – Am 1-243 | Roll call | 632 for, 15 against, 9 abstained Adopted | Requested byroll call: EPP |
Roll call requested by EPP.
Text
The text voted on.
AI: What this vote decides Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament adopted its position on the law updating EU rules on compensation and assistance for air passengers when flights are delayed, cancelled, or boarding is denied.
The position aims to preserve existing passenger rights, simplify claims, and extend the rules to more flights, while capping airline costs for hotel stays in extraordinary circumstances.
It also strengthens protections for passengers with disabilities and children, and codifies court rulings to increase legal certainty.
AI: The text in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source
Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation amending EU rules on air passenger rights and air carrier liability. It strengthens passenger rights, clarifies extraordinary circumstances, and updates compensation rules.
Dossier
Where the dossier stands and its other decisions in plenary.
2013/0072(COD) · Ordinary legislative procedure
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and amendment of Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air
Parliament approved the text agreed with the Council on 7 July 2026. The Council must now adopt it formally before it is published as law.
Show the 6 steps of the dossier
- Referred to committee · 18 June 2026 (done)
- Committee work · Report adopted 15 June 2026 (done)
- Tabled for plenary · 1 July 2026 (done)
- Plenary vote · Adopted 7 July 2026 (done)
- Negotiations with the Council · Trilogue 2 June 2026 (current stage)
- Published as law (to come)
Lead committee: LEGI · Rapporteurs: Andrey NOVAKOV (EPP), MEP #97293 (EPP)
Other decisions on this dossier
- 7 Jul 2026 Air passenger rights Passed
Connections
What this decision touches: the procedural chain, the same text, running issues, votes that split the chamber the same way.
Show 1 connection: Other decisions on this dossier
Other decisions on this dossier
- Decision Air passenger rights New EU law · report by Andrey Novakov 7 Jul 2026 Passed
Sources & citation
Where the facts on this page come from, and how to cite it.
- Official sources
- Data source
- Licensed CC BY 4.0.
- Retrieved
- 25 September 2026
Cite as
European Parliament (2026). “Air passenger rights”. Decision, 21 January 2026. votingId 183557, document A-10-2026-0001, reference 2013/0072(COD). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/1 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Official sources: Roll-call votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV_EN.html; Results of votes, sitting of 21 January 2026 (European Parliament), https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/meetings/MTG-PL-2026-01-21/decisions?format=application%2Fld%2Bjson (CC BY 4.0).
BibTeX
@misc{epw-decision-2026-01-21-1,
author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{Air passenger rights}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-01-21},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/1}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/decisions/2026-01-21/1},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
note = {Decision. votingId 183557, document A-10-2026-0001, reference 2013/0072(COD). Official source: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-RCV\_EN.html, https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2026-01-21-VOT\_EN.html. Data: EP Open Data API: decisions of the sitting MTG-PL-2026-01-21 (CC BY 4.0)}
}