Browsing Tag compensation
Insurance against civil liability in respect of the use of motor vehicles. The Court of Justice rules on the possibility of making the payment of compensation subject to certain conditions
Article 18 of Directive 2009/103/EC precludes rules for the calculation of the monetary compensation and conditions relating to its payment, in so far as they would have the effect, in the context of a direct action, of excluding or limiting the insurer’s obligation to cover all the compensation which the person responsible must provide to the injured party in respect of the damage he/she suffered
Connecting flights and reservation through a travel agency. The Court of Justice rules on the compensation for air passengers in the event of a long delay to a flight
The concept of a “connecting flight” covers a transport operation made up of a number of flights, operated by separate air carriers which do not have a specific legal relationship, where those flights have been combined by a travel agency which has charged an overall price and issued a single ticket for that operation
Public passenger transport services by rail and by road. The Court of Justice rules on the obligation for the competent authority to grant public service compensation to operators
The competent authorities are required to compensate undertakings providing in the territory of the Member State concerned a public transport service by road and by rail for the net financial effect on costs incurred and revenues generated in complying with the obligation for those undertakings, established through a general rule, to carry certain categories of traveller free of charge
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