The new EU travel rules: The European Union is introducing new regulations for air travel

The changes will be in full force from June 2027 and will apply to passengers “flying within the EU, on flights operated by either EU or non-EU airlines; arriving in the EU from a non-EU country on an EU airlines; and departing from the EU to a non-EU country on either an EU or non-EU airlines.”

• Airlines will have to advertise their ticket prices based on the price with an additional cabin bag included. Currently airlines show prices only including the under-the-seat bag or backpack that passengers can bring on board “for free”. From 2027, they will have to show the price with the cabin bag included. I personally believe that this will lead to higher overall prices when checking comparison websites. However, if you are travelling only with under-the-seat bag like me, your price will go down in the process of booking your ticket. Still, I hope that comparison websites and airlines will include the option to search based only one bag, as otherwise this will add more time planning and booking for people who like to travel light. On the hand, there will be no more hidden charges that pop up while you are booking your ticket if you wish to travel with a second cabin bag. 
• Children under 14 will automatically be allocated a seat next to their parent during check-in. Low budget airlines (especially RyanAir) are notorious for this. They would split families, put single travellers in the middle seats when half of the plane is empty, only to get people to pay their extortionate seat fees. This will no longer be the case for children under 14, who from 2027 will have to be allocated a seat next to one of their parents. Splitting a family with a young child is a special kind of mean and I am happy this is changing. For the rest of us, all I would say is – don’t buy a seat if you don’t need to, just check what is available with the flight attendants when you arrive at the plane. 
• It will be the airline’s responsibility to chase passengers when they are owed a compensation. There also will be a strict timeframe for the airline to do this. As someone who never got their compensation from WizzAir (even after getting a specialised company involved), I know how painful and hard it is to get a compensation from an airline. According to one of the EMPs working on the new rules, 9 out of 10 people give up in this endeavour. From 2027, if your flight lands with over 3 hours or is cancelled less than 14 days before your trip, it will be responsibility of the airline to get in touch with you and explain the compensation process. 
• In the case of disruption, the passengers will have the right to free meals, free accommodation (with free transport), free internet and 2 phone calls. This provides extra safety for people who end up stranded and very often end up paying a lot for things that are not their fault.