Airlines face billions of zlotys in fines

On June 21, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) issued a judgment of great importance for air carriers. While it acknowledged that the provisions of Directive 2016/681 on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data are in principle compatible with the requirements of the RODO and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, it stipulated that the processing of PNR data is incompatible concerning intra-EU flights, as long as there is no real and present (or foreseeable) terrorist threat.