The European Commission is seeking the public's views in order to consolidate and simplify the EU's laws on passenger rights, drawing lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic and make it more fit for future crises. While, the current laws protect passengers on all collective modes of transport before, during and after their journey, challenges remain. These include, for example, the practicalities of applying passenger rights regulations, and problems due to delayed or cancelled flights around the EU in the summer of 2022. (....)