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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 Services Regulation. The Commission launches a public consultation
The initiative aims at dealing with the different questions that need to be addressed in order to ensure a better functioning of the internal market for air services taking into account the experience gained during the coronavirus outbreak and its impact on the industry as well as the policy objectives set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
Flight consisting of a single booking and divided into more legs. The Court of Justice rules on the concept of “place of performance of the obligation in question”
In respect of a flight consisting of a confirmed single booking for the entire journey and divided into two or more legs on which transport is performed by separate air carriers, where a claim for compensation arises exclusively from a delay of the first leg of the journey caused by a late departure and is brought against the air carrier operating that first leg, the place of arrival for that first leg may not be classified as a “place of performance”