Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia Linee Aeree Italiane SpA: ECJ 22 Dec 2008

ECJ Carriage by air Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 Article 5 – Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of cancellation of flights Exemption from the obligation to pay compensation Cancellation due to extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.

Judges:

K. Lenaerts, President of Chamber and Judges T. von Danwitz, E. Juhisz, G. Arestis and J. Malenovski

Citations:

ECLI:EU:C:2008:771, [2009] Bus LR 1016, [2009] 2 CMLR 9, C-549/07, [2008] EUECJ C-549/07, [2009] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 406

Links:

Bailii, Times

Jurisdiction:

European

Cited by:

AppliedJet2Com Ltd v Huzar CA 11-Jun-2014
The claimant passenger complained that he had not been compensated as required when his flight was delayed. The airline now appealed against a decision that a mechanical fault in the aircraft did not amount to exceptional circumstances so as to . .
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Transport, Consumer

Updated: 22 July 2022; Ref: scu.280006