The current flight chaos, which is particularly affecting the Federal Republic of Germany, is now leading Consumer Protection Minister Steffi Lemke (Greens) to question the airlines' prepayment practices. The fact that at the beginning of the Corona pandemic, most airlines, including the German companies Lufthansa, Eurowings and Condor, disregarded the legal obligation to refund within seven days is also a factor in the current considerations. Not only were automatic functions deactivated, but refunds were deliberately delayed. Condor even faced a lawsuit from the consumer advice center because it had initially claimed that only vouchers could be obtained. Lufthansa, Eurowings and many other airlines have also tried to fob off customers with "compulsory vouchers". In some cases, these were simply sent by email instead of refunding the money. A few years ago, consumer protection had filed a lawsuit against the prepayment practices of many airlines, but lost in court. The industry was able to convince the judges that it could offer a much cheaper price in return. Nevertheless, the consumer advice centre continues to take the legal view that the sales practice for airline tickets contradicts the basic principle of goods for money. In addition, there is no insolvency protection, so that passengers also bear the risk of the airline going bankrupt. The German government has so far stayed out of this discussion, but the performance of the "national champion", as a former transport minister called Lufthansa, has now probably been the last straw. The problem is that an enormous number of flights are currently being cancelled or massively delayed. Both in the payment of compensation and in the reimbursement of ticket money,