More MPs back financial protection

Monday, 26 Aug, 2011 0

Nearly two thirds of MPs believe that consumer laws should be reformed to provide financial protection for all travellers.

A survey of 158 MPs, commissioned by ABTA, in June and July, found that 62% were in favour of change. This compares with 54% who wanted change, in an earlier survey of 151 MPs during October and November last year.

ABTA head of public affairs Luke Pollard said: "Our survey clearly reveals that there is growing support in Westminster for increased financial protection in the travel industry.

"ABTA is leading the campaign for a comprehensive and workable solution that includes airlines, protects consumers and is fair for the industry and we are clearly gaining ground."

Pollard said the case for including airlines in a protection scheme was getting stronger. It has long been an anomoly that customers are not protected against the financial failure of an airline, unless they make a purchase on a credit card and can make a claim under consumer credit laws.

Scheduled airlines have successfully lobbied against being drawn into system of financial protection, arguing that they should not have to prop up financially unstable travel companies.

Pollard said: "Now is the time to press our case even more strongly with fundamental reviews of the ATOL scheme, Package Travel Directive and Air Passenger Rights underway, so that we finally deal with the elephant in the room, including airlines in a protection regime."

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Jeremy Skidmore

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