Air passenger rights

European Parliament delegation to the Conciliation Committee

European Parliament legislative resolution of 7 July 2026 on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending 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 Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air (PE-CONS 00039/2026 – C10-0144/2026 – 2013/0072(COD))

(Ordinary legislative procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

–having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 00039/2026 – C100144/2026),

–having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 11 July 2013,

–after consulting the Committee of the Regions,

–having regard to its position at first reading on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2013)0130),

–having regard to its position at second reading on the Council position at first reading,

–having regard to the Commission’s opinion on Parliament’s amendments to the Council position at first reading (COM(2026)0129),

–having regard to the Council position at second reading,

–having regard to Article 294(13) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

–having regard to Rule 79 of its Rules of Procedure,

–having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A10-0191/2026),

1.Approves the joint text;

2.Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council, in accordance with Article 297(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;

3.Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union;

4.Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.