March 2017

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Government draft for the implementation of the new EU Package Travel Directive in Austria

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 8 March, 2017 - 17:53

On Feb. 28, 2017 the Austrian Federal Ministy of Justice has published its draft for the implementation of the EU Package Travel Directive 2015/2302. Instead of the current provsions related to package travel in the Consumer Protection Act, there will be a separate Package Travel Act (Pauschalreisegesetz - PRG). This seems reasonable as the protection provided by the Directive is not limited to consumers only.

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Austrian Supreme Court decides on KLM's "Flying Blue" bonus programme term

Submitted by Michael Wukoschitz on 1 March, 2017 - 11:22

In a recent decision the Austrian Supreme Court (OGH) upheld a judgement of the appelate court (Oberlandesgericht Wien) regarding a term of KLM's "Flying Blue" bonus programme. According to the decision, a standardized contract term providing that any premium miles shall expire with the lapse of 20 month from their acqusition unless they are extended by 'qualified activities' is unfair - at least if the contract term doesn’t differentiate between premium miles granted for flights and premium miles bought by the passenger in addition.

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