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Air transport. The Court of Justice rules on the compensation for a passenger who autonomously books a replacement flight
The right to compensation cannot be enjoyed by a passenger who, on account of a risk of a long delay in arrival at the final destination of the flight on which he has a confirmed reservation, or even on account of sufficient evidence of such a delay, has himself booked an alternative flight and has reached the final destination with a delay of less than three hours after the originally scheduled arrival time
Air transport. The Court of Justice rules on the compensation of air passengers informed in advance that boarding would be denied
An operating air carrier which has informed a passenger in advance that, against the latter’s will, it is going to deny him or her boarding in respect of a flight for which he or she has a confirmed reservation, must compensate that passenger even if he or she did not present him or herself for boarding under the conditions set in Article 3(2) of Regulation 261/2004
Air transport. The Court of Justice rules on the right to reimbursement in case of a repatriation flight organised by a Member State in the context of consular assistance
A passenger who, following the cancellation of his or her return flight, registers himself or herself for a repatriation flight organised by a Member State in the context of consular assistance, and who is required to pay on that basis to that State a compulsory contribution to costs, does not have a right to reimbursement of those costs at the expense of the operating air carrier according to Regulation 261/2004