62023CJ0385_SUM
Case C‑385/23
Matkustaja A
v
Finnair Oyj
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Korkein oikeus)
Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 13 June 2024
(Reference for a preliminary ruling – Air transport – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 5(3) – Compensation for passengers in the event of long delay or cancellation of flights – Exemption from the obligation to pay compensation – Extraordinary circumstances – Technical failures caused by a hidden design defect revealed by the manufacturer after cancellation of the flight – System for measuring the quantity of fuel in the aircraft)
Transport – Air transport – Regulation No 261/2004 – Compensation and assistance to passengers – Cancellation or long delay of flights – Exemption from the obligation to pay compensation – Condition – Extraordinary circumstances – Definition – Technical failure caused by a hidden design defect vice affecting the aircraft – Defect, concerning all new aircraft of the same type and impinging on flight safety, recognised by the manufacturer after cancellation of the flight – Included
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 261/2004, Art. 5(3))
(see paragraphs 22-33, operative part)
See the text of the decision.