62023CJ0411_SUM
Case C‑411/23
D. S.A.
v
P. S.A.
(Request for a preliminary ruling from the Sąd Okręgowy w Warszawie)
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 – Reasonable preventive measures – Technical failures caused by a hidden design defect – Design defect affecting an aircraft engine – Obligation of the air carrier to have back-up aircraft)
Transport – Air transport – Regulation No 261/2004 – Common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights – Right to compensation in the event of cancellation of a flight – Applicability in the event of long delay
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 261/2004, Arts 5, 6 and 7)
(see paragraph 24)
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 – Design defect affecting the engine – Included – Engine manufacturer having informed the air carrier of that defect several months before the flight – Irrelevant
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 261/2004, Art. 5(3))
(see paragraphs 25-33, operative part 1)
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 – Design defect affecting the engine – Included – Reasonable measures taken by the air carrier in order to avoid cancellation or long delay of a flight – Preventive measure that is technically and economically feasible – Having a back-up fleet of aircraft on standby – Determination by the national court
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 261/2004, Art. 5(3))
(see paragraphs 44-53, operative part 2)
See the text of the decision.