liinilennud - regulaarsed, kindla sagedusega ja/või vastavalt avaldatud sõiduplaanile toimuvad lennud liiniloas näidatud punktide vahel, mida teostatakse reisijate, lasti ja/või posti vedamiseks õhusõidukiga tasu ja/või hüvituse eest, kusjuures igaks lennuks võib igaüks osta üksikkohti kas otse lennuettevõtjalt või tema esindajatelt
a flight possessing all of the following characteristics:
- it is performed by aircraft for the transport of passengers or passengers and cargo and/or mail for remuneration, in such a manner that, for each flight, seats are available for purchase by members of the public, either directly from the carrier or from its authorized agents,
- it is operated to serve traffic between two or more points, either:
(i) according to a published timetable; or
(ii) with flights so regular or frequent that they constitute a recognizably systematic series
This Regulation establishes common minimum rules applicable where passengers are denied access to an overbooked scheduled flight for which they have a valid ticket and a confirmed reservation departing from an airport located in the territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies, irrespective of the State where the air carrier is established, the nationality of the passenger and the point of destination.
