7.7.2007 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 155/9 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 2 April 2007 — Emirates Airlines Direktion für Deutschland v Diether Schenkel
(Case C-173/07)
(2007/C 155/16)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Emirates Airlines Direktion für Deutschland
Defendant: Diether Schenkel
Question referred
Is Article 3(1)(a) of 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 (1), to be interpreted as meaning that ‘a flight’ includes in any event the flight from the point of departure to the destination and back in the case where the outward and return flights are booked at the same time?