ICETRA orders HiFly to pay for passengers’ compensation following Niceair’s closure

Portuguese charter airline, HiFly has been ordered by the Icelandic Transport Authority (ICETRA) to pay compensation to passengers for flights that were cancelled under its operating license. The ruling also covers the airfare of passengers who had to book flights with another airline. The news comes on the backdrop of Niceair, a startup airline operating under HiFly’s operating license filed for bankruptcy in May 2023. As per ICETRA air passenger rights, airlines have to offer different options to passengers if they are denied boarding or if their flight is delayed, canceled, or downgraded. In two different cases, ICETRA rules that,