Browsing Tag Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Pilots’ strike within the law. The Court of Justice rules on the concept of “extraordinary circumstances” and on the exemption from the obligation of paying compensation
Strike action called by a trade union representing the staff of an air carrier in compliance with the conditions laid down by national legislation, in particular the applicable notice period, which is intended to assert the demands of that carrier’s workers and is participated in by a category of staff essential for operating a flight does not fall within the concept of an “extraordinary circumstance” within Regulation (EC) No 261/2004
Long delays of flights. The right of compensation applies also to connecting flights to third States
The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on the right to compensation for long delays of a flight comprising, between its departure from an airport situated in the territory of a Member State and its arrival at an airport situated in the territory of a third State, a scheduled stopover outside the European Union, with a change of aircraft.