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Connecting flight consisting of two legs. The Court of Justice rules on the passenger’s right to compensation from the third-country air carrier
The passenger on a connecting flight comprising two legs and subject to a single booking with a Community carrier, departing from an airport located in the territory of a Member State and arriving at an airport located in a third country via another one in that same country, is entitled to compensation from the third-country air carrier operating the entirety of that flight where he has reached the final destination with a delay of more than three hours caused in the second leg of the flight
Air transport. The Court of Justice rules on the concepts of “extraordinary circumstances” and “unruly passengers”
The unruly behaviour of an air passenger may constitute an “extraordinary circumstance” within the meaning of Regulation No 261/2004. Furthermore, the air carrier may rely on an “extraordinary circumstance” even if it takes place on a previous flight, provided there is a direct causal link between that circumstance and the delay or cancellation of the subsequent flight