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⏳ Time is money, so don't weaken our rights. ✈️ Passengers are showing their support for EC261, but we can't do it alone. 👉 Sign the petition to protect your passenger rights: apra-eu.com/petition/

Europe set the gold standard on passenger rights. ✈️ For 20+ years, #EC261 has protected travelers when flights are delayed or cancelled. Now those rules are at risk. 👉 Tell your decision-makers to protect it: apra-eu.com/petition/

✈️ Flight disruptions cost the EU economy €23-28bn per year. Weakening #EC261 would mean more disruption and higher costs. Sign the petition: apra-eu.com/petition/ #PassengerRights

✅ Fact-check: EC261 reduces cancelations Extending delays to 5 hours would hurt 10x more passengers than it could help, while EU flights already see 20% fewer same-day cancellations. #FactCheck #PassengerRights #EC261

✈️ With so many people travelling across Europe this week, passenger rights matter. Whether you’re marking Easter, taking a break or visiting loved ones, #EC261 helps protect you when delays, cancellations or denied boarding disrupt your journey.

🚨Fact-check: EC261 does not increase flight delays. #EC261 reduces delays by 70%, with EU flights less likely to face 3+ hour delays. Why? Airlines mitigate delays because it’s cheaper than paying compensation. Passenger rights improve performance.

End of March update: 86,449 people have signed our petition to protect #EC261. Thank you for keeping passenger rights on the agenda. ✍️ Add your name: apra-eu.com/petition/

🚨 Fact-Check: Does #EC261 threaten regional airlines' viability? ✅ EC261 actually supports weaker routes, with minimal costs on monopoly routes (€0.65 per passenger). It boosts reliability, trust, and profits without major costs. Sign the petition: apra-eu.com/petition/

When competition is weak, passenger rights matter even more. ✈️ Regional flights are essential in many parts of the EU. Yet while 35% of intra-EU flights are monopoly routes, long delays do not rise where competition is lower. Sign the petition: apra-eu.com/petition/

#EC261 guarantees your rights to compensation and care when flights are delayed or cancelled. Now it’s under threat, and MEPs will decide whether to protect these rights or roll them back. 📢 Sign the petition: apra-eu.com/petition/ #PassengerRights #EUTransport #DefendEC261

🌍 Following #ConsumerRightsDay, we celebrate the European Parliament's strong defense of air passenger rights! Despite attempts to weaken #EC261, Parliament stood united in protecting the 3-hour delay threshold. As @AndreyNovakov said: “Core protections must remain!” ✈️

For 20+ years, #EC261 has shown that strong passenger rights and a healthy aviation sector can go hand in hand. ✈️ It costs just €1-€1.73 per passenger, while airlines remain profitable and passengers stay protected. ➡️ Protect the 3-hour rule: change.org/p/say-no-to-wo…

✈️ #EC261 helps save 8,400 years of passenger delays every year. Evidence shows it doesn’t just compensate passengers, it incentivises airlines to reduce disruptions. 📊 ✍️ Tell policymakers to protect your rights and keep the 3-hour delay threshold: apra-eu.com/petition/

✈️🤝 @saveyourflight and APRA: defending #EC261 together. For 20+ years, EC261 has ensured strong passenger protections and airline accountability. ➡️Support the @saveyourflight European Citizens Initiative and defend your passenger rights: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/initiatives/de…

✈️ The 3-hour rule under #EC261 reduces disruption and protects passengers. Raising the threshold to 5 hours would leave ten times more travellers facing long delays without compensation. ✍️ Tell your MEP to defend passenger rights: change.org/p/say-no-to-wo…

🛫 €1 per passenger: the low cost of strong #passengerrights. At around €1 per ticket, #EC261’s 3-hour rule protects travellers while incentivising airlines to prevent delays. Weakening it risks shifting the burden onto passengers. ✍️ change.org/p/say-no-to-wo…

#EC261 protects passengers 🛡️ APRA members help ensure those rights deliver real results 🎯 Claim companies bridge the gap between #PassengerRights on paper and real compensation, helping travellers access what they are entitled to when flights are disrupted.

Airlines want to delay flights for longer, claiming it will reduce cancellations. But the numbers tell a different story. 📊 ⬇️ Read our infographic below on why the 3-hour threshold works to reduce cancellations. ✍️ Tell your MEP to defend #EC261: change.org/p/say-no-to-wo…

✈️ What sets Europe’s air passenger rights apart? For 20+ years, #EC261 has held airlines accountable for delays and cancellations, protecting passengers beyond the 3-hour mark 🛡️. That gold standard is now at risk. 👉 Tell your MEP to defend EC261: apra-eu.com/petition/

For families, #EC261 means protection 🛡️ Without the 3-hour rule, parents face tired children, missed connections, extra costs and stress. For 20+ years, it has been a safety net when delays spiral, but now it is under threat. 👉 Tell your MEP: apra-eu.com/petition/