Law revision should be fair on compensation for delayed flights

THE CIVIL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION OF CHINA recently published the proposed draft of the amended Civil Aviation Law to solicit public opinions. Beijing News commented:

There are many causes of flight delays, such as bad weather, bad management, as well as air traffic control. In the past, passengers had many complaints about airlines because some of the airlines delayed flights for their own reasons, but lied to the passengers by saying the cause was "air traffic control".

The draft has made huge progress in this respect, because it requires airports to publish information about air traffic control in advance of a flight. That will greatly enhance transparency, thus preventing airlines from lying.