The claimant’s flight had been delayed for six hours. The airline said that the claim having been made outside the two year period applicable under the Montreal convention, no compensation was payable.
Held: The claimant’s appeal failed. ‘We are bound to follow and apply the decisions of the European Court in relation to the nature of the claim for compensation under article 7 and its compatibility with the Montreal Convention. That includes the Court’s ruling that the obligation in question lies outside the scope of the Convention.’
Moore-Bick, Kitchin, Fulford LJJ
[2014] EWCA Civ 845
Bailii
EC Regulation No. 261/2004, Montreal Convention of 1999, EC Regulation 2027/97
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Sidhu and Others v British Airways Plc; Abnett (Known as Sykes) v Same HL 13-Dec-1996
The claimants had been air passengers who were unlawfully detained in Kuwait, when their plane was captured whilst on the ground on the invasion of Kuwait. They sought damages for that detention.
Held: There are no exceptions to the Warsaw . .
Cited – Regina, ex parte International Air Transport Association, European Low Fares Airline Association v Department for Transport ECJ 10-Jan-2006
ECJ Carriage by air – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Articles 5, 6 and 7 -Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights – Validity – . .
Cited – Sturgeon and Others v Condor Flugdienst GmbH ECJ 19-Nov-2009
The claimants’ flights had been cancelled. In one case the passengers had been booked on an alternative flight which had been treated as a substitute for the original flight and the carriage had been performed under the original tickets. In the . .
Cited – Nelson v Deutsche Lufthansa AG, International Air Transport Association v Civil Aviation Authority ECJ 23-Oct-2012
ECJ Air transport – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Articles 5 to 7 – Montreal Convention – Articles 19 and 29 – Right to compensation in the event of delay of flights – Compatibility . .
Cited – Stott v Thomas Cook Tour Operators Ltd SC 5-Mar-2014
The Court was asked whether a person may recover damages for discomfort and injury to feelings caused by a breach of the 2007 Regulations, which implement EC Regulation No. 1107/2006. The disabled passenger claimant alleged failure by the defendant . .
Cited – Joan Cuadrench More v Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij Nv ECJ 22-Nov-2012
Air transport – Compensation and assistance to passengers – Denied boarding and cancellation or long delays of flights – Period allowed for commencing proceedings
After cancellation of his flight in December 2005 the claimant brought . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Transport, Consumer, European
Updated: 02 November 2021; Ref: scu.526734
