Posts tagged #delay
All PostsECJ on Airport Understaffing and Compensation Payments
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that an airline is not obliged to pay compensation if it delays loading baggage because of staff shortages. It all began with a Touristic Aviation Services Ltd. (Corendon Airlines Europe) flight from Colo...
ECJ: Air Passenger Rights – No Compensation after Rebooking
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has decided whether a passenger who booked an alternative flight due to an imminent long delay is entitled to compensation under the Air Passenger Rights Regulation (261/2004). In 2019, the plaintiff booked a fligh...
OGH: Fictitious Managing Director's Salary as Compensation for Damages
Civil LawIn case a contract-fulfilling party does not conclude a coverage agreement, only the abstract calculation of damages can be considered. A lease agreement for a hospitality business was concluded between the plaintiff (lessee) and the defendant (lesso...
ECJ: Air passenger rights in the event of a delay in a third country
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) was called upon to clarify whether the EU Air Passenger Rights Regulation also applies when a flight departs with a transfer in the EU but the delay only occurs on the second leg of the flight, which takes place in...
ECJ: Flight brought forward by more than 1h is considered cancelled
European LawAccording to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), a flight is already considered cancelled if it is brought forward by more than one hour. The ECJ also ruled on the question of when and how an airline informed passengers in good time of the schedulin...
ECJ Advocate General: Compensation for flight delays in the USA
European LawThe Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued clarifications regarding passengers' rights to compensation in the event of flight delays whose cause lies outside the EU. In the original dispute, three passengers had booked a f...