BRUSSELS, Belgium (Reuters) -- Airlines using European Union airports will have to compensate passengers for overbooking, long delays or cancelled flights under controversial new EU rules.
The measures, which come into force on Thursday, have been criticized by an industry already struggling to make profits.
The rules are part of a wider set of measures the EU's executive Commission is proposing in the hope of easing the strain on travelers in the 25-member bloc.
Airlines will have to pay passengers up to 600 euros ($780) if they are denied a seat because of overbooking.
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The measures, which come into force on Thursday, have been criticized by an industry already struggling to make profits.
The rules are part of a wider set of measures the EU's executive Commission is proposing in the hope of easing the strain on travelers in the 25-member bloc.
Airlines will have to pay passengers up to 600 euros ($780) if they are denied a seat because of overbooking.
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