The Paris Olympics and Paralympics are scheduled to take place between 26 July and 8 September 2024, whereby electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft are anticipated to take to the skies to offer a new mobility solution to spectators of the Games. This will allow paying members of the public to move between different points within the Paris region akin to an on-demand taxi service, but through the air; passenger air taxi services (PATS). These passengers, as consumers, will have certain rights and duties under European Union law. To determine the level of protection afforded to these air passengers, a full assessment of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 is required. As the revision of the Regulation is currently on the European Commission’s agenda, it is also important to consider its revision in light of PATS, whereby new technology, emerging business practices, changing customer behaviour and societal expectations for the level of legal protection of PATS users must be considered. This article will, therefore, assess the current version of the Regulation, in light of the interpretation from the European Court, to see whether it applies to PATS and, if so, whether it is suitable or if specific amendments need to be added to the planned revised Regulation.

巴黎奥运会和残奥会计划于 2024 年 7 月 26 日至 9 月 8 日期间举行，电动垂直起降飞机预计将飞上天空，为奥运会观众提供新的移动解决方案。这将允许付费公众在巴黎地区的不同地点之间移动，类似于按需出租车服务，但通过空中方式；客运空中出租车服务 (PATS)。这些乘客作为消费者，根据欧盟法律享有一定的权利和义务。为了确定为这些航空乘客提供的保护级别，需要对第 261/2004 号法规 (EC) 进行全面评估。由于该法规的修订目前已列入欧盟委员会的议程，因此根据 PATS 考虑其修订也很重要，即新技术、新兴商业实践、不断变化的客户行为以及社会对 PATS 用户法律保护水平的期望必须考虑。因此，本文将根据欧洲法院的解释，评估该法规的当前版本，看看它是否适用于 PATS，如果适用，是否合适，或者是否需要对该法规进行具体修改。计划修订的法规。