Αssociated Press reports from Nicosia that with major travel companies such as Aegean Airlines forcing customers to take vouchers instead of refunding ticket prices when flights were canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Union is going after them, including on Cyprus.
Aegean and some travel firms have violated the EU law by offering only vouchers, doing so with the backing of their countries’ governments but the European Commission said it won’t let that happen.
The EU noted it would begin an infringement procedure against ten EU member states that have not taken action to ensure that travelers receive full cash refunds within two weeks.
National legislation in Croatia, the Czech Republic, Cyprus, Greece, France, Italy, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal and Slovakia still violates EU rules, reported the Cyprus Mail.
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