European lawmakers agreed on Monday to European Union member states' proposal to keep the current three-hour flight delay threshold for compensation in the EU's next set of airline passenger rights, ending a decade-long debate.

Airlines argue that if the sector is required to comply with stricter compensation and financial rules, ticket prices will inevitably go up. #EuropeNews

European Union lawmakers have reached an agreement on a major update to air passenger rights, ending more than a decade of negotiations and introducing new protections for…