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reimburse the price difference between the tickets and in addition to that
shall reimburse:
• 30 % of the price of the ticket for all flights of 1500 km or less,
• 50 % of the price of the ticket for all flights between 1500 km and
3500 km,
• 75 % of the price of the ticket for all flights of 3500 km or more.
Persons with Reduced Mobility or Special Needs
Operating air carriers shall give priority to carrying persons with
reduced mobility and any persons or certified service dogs accompanying
them, as well as unaccompanied children.
Legal Action and Other Sanctions
The passengers may directly apply to general courts if the provisions
of the Regulation are violated by operating air carriers.
Moreover pursuant to Article 143 of the Civil Aviation Law, GDCA
may impose monetary sanctions to air carriers who are violating the
provisions of the Regulation.
Conclusion
As mentioned herein above, the legislative source of the Regulation
is the EC Regulation No. 261/2004 dated 11.02.2004. Therefore, the
operating air carriers are already applying these principles to their flights
departing from the countries, which are members of EU and provide
similar compensations and services to their passengers on these flights.
However, as of the Regulation’s entry into force on January 1, 2012, the
application of these compensations and services shall be expanded so that
they will be also applied to the scheduled or unscheduled flights of (i) the
Turkish air carriers which depart from or arrive to an airport in Turkey or
(ii) the foreign air carriers which depart from an airport in Turkey.
On the other hand, the obligation to inform the passengers of their
rights, which is provided by the Regulation shall serve the passengers to
become aware of their rights and to claim their rights from the operating
air carriers.