‘Get’Away’ – Your Route to Travel Rights – January 2009
In this latest edition we examine the effect of the fall of corporate responsibility in holiday contracts. We suggest that new criminal offiences be created within the new Package Travel Regulations/Directive of failing to report or respond to a Bio-Hazard incident and where holidaymakers are exposed to sickness, for companies to be made responsible under a new offence of a Bio-Crime. We also look at the continuing issue of Sick Aircraft Syndrome and the inspiration of Ms Downs who fought the UK Government on the issue of pesticides. We look at EU Directive 2111/2005 and ask how this could be applied to aircraft fume incidents and enquiries. Our guest article comes from Stephanie Trotter who heads Co Gas Safety. She charts the issue of Carbon Monoxide poisoning and questions the impotency of action for the benefit of the consumer and citizen. Our Case Study examines the appalling experience of one couple and how their substantial rights under the Package Travel Regulations where trampled upon. Our final article provides a brief commentary on your right to have information provided to you on time whenever you book a Package Holiday.
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‘Get’Away’ – Your Route to Travel Rights – January 2009
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Tags: 2111/2005, Bio-Crime, Bio-Hazard, carbon monoxide, sick aircraft syndrome, The Package Travel Regulations
HTW has noted that amongst the submissions to the Committee on Toxicity (COT) it has been suggested that the symptoms highlighted by crew and passengers were akin to the condition of hyperventilation.
HTW has for many years received reports from concerned holiday makers or independent travellers as to the safety of their aircraft, ship or boat, train or road transport.
