Travel and aviation lawyer Victoria Roy was featured in Nine’s A Current Affair on 5 April 2023 calling on the government to implement a flight delay compensation scheme in Australia. This was in her role as travel law spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance. Victoria highlighted the enhanced rights that air passengers have in other jurisdictions compared to Australia. She called on the government to use their Aviation White Paper as an opportunity to learn lessons from Covid and implement a scheme in Australia. You can watch the story here and read about it here 5 April 2023 Th ..read more

Travel lawyer Victoria Roy was interviewed by In Daily as spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance.  She advocated for a flight delay compensation scheme in Australia. The article can be accessed here  28 March 2023 The post Call to Make Australian airlines pay more for delays appeared first on Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers ..read more

Travel lawyer Victoria Roy’s comments as travel law spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance were quoted in an article published by Momentum Media publications Australian Aviation and Lawyers Weekly.  As Chair of the Travel Law SIG of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, Victoria is advocating for Australia to have its own flight delay compensation scheme. The Australian Aviation article can be accessed here  The Lawyers Weekly article can be found here (subscription required) 20 March 2023 The post Lawyers Call for Australia to Mandate Flight Delay Compensation appeared fi ..read more

Travel lawyer Victoria Roy was interviewed by Glenn Bartholomew on the ABC News Radio National Breakfast show on 16 March 2023 advocating for enhanced consumer protections for Australian air passengers.  This was in her volunteer role as travel law spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance.  You can read a partial transcript below: Glenn Bartholomew: Australia needs to establish a simple and straightforward flight delay compensation scheme for passengers hit by delays and cancellations. That’s the view of the Australian Lawyers Alliance, who make an argument for such a schem ..read more

Travel lawyer Victoria Roy was interviewed on ABC Radio Melbourne’s Drive program on 15 March 2023 in her capacity as travel law spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance.  In the interview she called for Australia to have its own flight delay compensation scheme, and compared Australian’s rights to consumers overseas. You can read the transcript of her interview with Warwick Long below: Warwick Long: Let’s talk about going on a holiday right now. And certainly, flights have been discussed a lot lately. If your flight is cancelled or delayed for a long time by an airline. Should ..read more

Travel lawyer Victoria Roy was interviewed by The Australian about the Australian Lawyers Alliance’s push for a flight delay compensation scheme in her role as travel law spokesperson.  The article can be accessed here (subscription required) 14 March 2023 The post Lawyers Throw Weight Behind Push for Flight Delay Compo appeared first on Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers ..read more

Travel lawyer Victoria Roy was quoted by Travel Daily about the Australian Lawyers Alliance’s call for a flight delay compensation scheme in Australia.   The full article can be accessed here on page 6 14 March 2023 The post We Need Compensation! appeared first on Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers ..read more

The Pacific Explorer woman overboard tragedy led to the recovery of a body on Wednesday 14th December 2022. The Pacific Explorer was the first cruise ship to return to Sydney harbour after the 2020 – 2022 cruise ship ban. This tragic loss of life reopens the question of whether cruise ships should be fitted with man overboard technology. Pacific Explorer Woman Overboard It has been reported that the alarm was raised that a passenger had fallen overboard at around 11:30pm on Tuesday 13th December.  The passenger was a 23-year-old woman travelling on the Pacific Explorer with her mother ..read more

Victoria Roy did a live interview for 7NEWS’ Sunrise explaining the implications of the Court of Justice of the European Union decision of Flightright v American Airlines, Case C-436/21 for Australian travellers. The court decision has extended European flight delay compensation rules to connecting domestic flights outside of Europe when the flights are sold under the same ticket even if different airlines operate them. 4 November 2022 The post Aussies could cash in on local flight delays and cancellations | 7NEWS appeared first on Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers ..read more

Victoria Roy featured in the Herald Sun article as travel law spokesperson for the Australian Lawyers Alliance.  She explained how a European court decision has extended European Union (EU) compensation for flight delays to cover connecting domestic flights. The article can be accessed here (subscription required). 2 November 2022 The post Delayed and cancelled flights in Australia could trigger generous EU compensation | The Herald Sun appeared first on Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers ..read more