Air passengers may be more likely to get payouts if their flights are delayed after a landmark ruling against budget airline Wizz Air.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) made it clear that it will take enforcement action against companies that fail meet passenger obligations.
The unprecedented intervention means that thousands of passengers could be entitled to compensation.
The CAA demanded that Wizz Air pay back holidaymakers whose claims over cancelled flights were wrongly dismissed.
In April, it emerged that Wizz