Airline ancillary fees: CJEU rules on legality of baggage fees

The CJEU has delivered its judgment on the case C-487/12 on the legality of additional charges for checked and unchecked baggage under EU law. The Court found that such charges are permitted for checked baggage, but not allowed for hand luggage. 

ICAO Diplomatic Conference adopts amendments to Tokyo Convention to cover unruly passengers

The International Civil Aviation Organization announced that a Diplomatic Conference adopted on 4 April 2014 a Protocol to amend the 1963 Tokyo Convention. The new Protocol addresses the problem of the so called “disruptive” or “unruly” passengers. It contains three main categories of provisions: on jurisdiction, list of offences and in-flight security officers.