Cases in which passengers are left waiting at the airport for hours without the meals or accommodation required by law can lead to fines ranging from €500 to €2,000. Greece's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has introduced a tougher system of fines for airlines that breach EU Regulation 261/2004 on passenger rights, marking a significant step toward stronger protections for travelers. The new framework, published in the Government Gazette, sets out for the first time both the exact amounts of financial penalties and a detailed administrative procedure for enforcing them. The fines scale with the seriousness of the violation and the length of the flight. Airlines that refuse to pay mandated compensation after canceling a flight without sufficient notice can now face penalties of €1,000 for short-haul routes, €2,000 for intra-EU flights over 1,500 kilometers, and €3,000 for long-haul journeys. Cases in which passengers are left waiting at...