Browsing Tag Regulation 261/2004
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
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
Compensation and assistance to passengers. The Court of Justice rules on the task of the national body responsible for the enforcement of Regulation 261/2004
Member States have the power to authorise the national body responsible for the enforcement of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 to compel an air carrier to pay the compensation due to passengers where an individual complaint has been made to that national body by a passenger, and provided that it is open to that passenger and that air carrier to bring proceedings before the courts