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Case C-150/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden) lodged on 29 March 2012 — Eva-Marie Brännström and Rune Brännström v Ryanair Holdings plc
Case C-150/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden) lodged on 29 March 2012 — Eva-Marie Brännström and Rune Brännström v Ryanair Holdings plc
Case C-150/12: Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden) lodged on 29 March 2012 — Eva-Marie Brännström and Rune Brännström v Ryanair Holdings plc
OJ C 157, 2.6.2012, p. 4–5
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
2.6.2012 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 157/4 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Högsta domstolen (Sweden) lodged on 29 March 2012 — Eva-Marie Brännström and Rune Brännström v Ryanair Holdings plc
(Case C-150/12)
2012/C 157/06
Language of the case: Swedish
Referring court
Högsta domstolen
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Eva-Marie Brännström and Rune Brännström
Defendant: Ryanair Holdings plc
Questions referred
1. |
Does the carrier’s liability for damage caused by delay under Article 19 of the Montreal Convention also include cases where the passengers’ arrival at the destination is delayed as a result of non-operation of a flight? Does any importance attach to the stage at which the flight was cancelled, for example, after check-in? |
2. |
Can a technical problem with the airport, which alone or together with weather conditions makes landing impossible, constitute an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ under Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004? (1) Can the assessment of what constitutes such a circumstance be affected by the fact that the airline was already aware of the technical problem? |
3. |
If the answer to the first question in point 2 is in the affirmative, what measures must the airline take in order to avoid the obligation to pay compensation under Article 5(3) of the regulation?
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4. |
If the answer to the question in point 1 is in the affirmative, is there any difference between the measures which an airline must take to avoid the obligation to pay compensation under Article 5(3) of the regulation and the measures which it must take to avoid liability for damage under Article 19 of the Montreal Convention? |
(1) Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).