Press Release: Commission welcomes European Parliament approval for maritime passenger rights

The European Commission welcomes the European Parliament voting on 6 July 2010 in favour of a regulation on rights of passengers travelling by sea and by inland waterways. After air and rail, also transport by water will be covered by a specific set of rights for passengers at EU level. Maritime and inland waterway passengers, and in particular passengers with a disability and people with a reduced mobility, will enjoy new rights that will protect them when they travel anywhere within the European Union.