The Ombudsman on the compensation practice of MÁV (Hungarian State Railways) in Force Majeure Situations

Date of article: 19/02/2014

Daily News of: 19/02/2014

Country:  Hungary

Author: Office of the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights of Hungary

Article language: en

There is a contradiction between EU legislation and MÁV Start Co.'s rules of procedure for passenger transport. MÁV Start Co. does not always provide flat-rate compensation in compliance with the legal provisions. László Székely, the Commissioner for Fundamental Rights has concluded that this infringes on the requirement of legal certainty.

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