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Responsibilities of passengers and airlines

1. What are the obligations of the passenger?

Passengers are required:

 

  • To get acquainted with the basic terms and conditions of carriage;
  • To arrive for check in for the flight on time;
  • Upon arrival for check in for the flight, to have the necessary travel documents and keep them until the end of the trip;
  • To follow the conduct rules and instructions established by the air carrier;
  • To submit claims to the airline on time and in writing in case the baggage has been damaged, destroyed or lost or the passenger had suffered damage as a result of delays.

 

Passengers are forbidden to have or carry in the hand luggage items, which can be used as a weapon for attacks or deterrence. List of prohibited items. Airlines usually warn that the checked baggage must not contain: money, jewellery, securities, commercial and personal documents, mobile phones, computers or other electronic devices, cameras or video cameras, keys. Valuable items are considered those items which the passenger evaluates as very precious and valuable. The receipts of new items bought during a trip must be preserved and carried in the hand luggage.

 

2. What information on the main carriage conditions does the passenger need to know?

2. Что должен знать пассажир

All airlines operating in the Republic of Lithuania and ticket vendors must provide the following information on the main conditions of carriage in writing in the Lithuanian language:

 

  • Start and end time of checking in for the flight;
  • Time of departure and arrival to the final destination;
  • Actual air carrier or carriers, irrespective of the air carrier the passenger has concluded a passenger’s carriage contract with; basic fare conditions (whether the ticket is refundable or no; changeable or no; the necessary conditions for the return and exchange);
  • Restrictions on baggage contents and volume;
  • Airline’s liability limits;
  • Necessary passenger travel documents;
  • List of items prohibited to be carried in the baggage.

 

 

3. What should I do if the airline does not fulfill its obligations?

If the passenger has purchased a ticket from a particular air carrier and it does not fulfill its obligations, the passenger can file a claim to the airline. The airline must answer to the claim not later than within 2 months.

If a passenger wants to file claims to EU airlines, you should contact the European Consumer Centre at J. Basanavičiaus Str. 20-11, LT-03224 Vilnius, Lithuania; or by phone: (8-5) 2650368.