Joined Cases C-650/23 and C-705/23, Hembesler and Others: Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 October 2024 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg (C-650/23), Landgericht Düsseldorf (C-705/23) – Austria, Germany) – E EAD v DW (C-650/23), Flightright GmbH v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (C-705/23) (Reference for a preliminary ruling – Air transport – Package tour – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 3(6) – Directive (EU) 2015/2302 – Article 14(5) – Cumulative application – Limitations – Regulation No 261/2004 – Article 3(2) – Article 4(3) – Compensation for passengers in the event of denied boarding – Passengers informed in advance of denied boarding – Incorrect information – Tour operator transferring passengers to another flight – Flight nonetheless carried out by the operating air carrier as originally planned – Operating air carrier’s obligation to provide compensation – Article 13 – Possibility of seeking reimbursement from the tour operator)
Date: 2024-10-17
Institutions: Court of Justice
Subjects: airline, carrier, civil aviation, indemnification, package travel, reservation, traveller








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C/2024/7151


9.12.2024






Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 17 October 2024 (requests for a preliminary ruling from the Landesgericht Korneuburg (C-650/23), Landgericht Düsseldorf (C-705/23) – Austria, Germany) – E EAD v DW (C-650/23), Flightright GmbH v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (C-705/23)


(Joined Cases C-650/23 and C-705/23,
                (1)
Hembesler and Others)
                (2)

(Reference for a preliminary ruling - Air transport - Package tour - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 - Article 3(6) - Directive (EU) 2015/2302 - Article 14(5) - Cumulative application - Limitations - Regulation No 261/2004 - Article 3(2) - Article 4(3) - Compensation for passengers in the event of denied boarding - Passengers informed in advance of denied boarding - Incorrect information - Tour operator transferring passengers to another flight - Flight nonetheless carried out by the operating air carrier as originally planned - Operating air carrier’s obligation to provide compensation - Article 13 - Possibility of seeking reimbursement from the tour operator)
(C/2024/7151)
Language of the case: German

Referring courts

Landesgericht Korneuburg (C-650/23), Landgericht Düsseldorf (C-705/23)


Parties to the main proceedings


Applicants: E EAD (C-650/23), Flightright GmbH (C-705/23)


Defendants: DW (C-650/23), Condor Flugdienst GmbH (C-705/23)


Operative part of the judgment

Article 4(3) 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, read in conjunction with Article 2(j) of Regulation No 261/2004,
must be interpreted as meaning that an air passenger who, in the context of a package tour, had a confirmed reservation for a flight, may seek compensation from the operating air carrier as provided for in Article 7(1) of that regulation where the operator of that tour, without informing that carrier in advance, notified that passenger that the originally planned flight would not be performed, whereas that flight was operated as planned.


(1)  
            OJ C 1239, 12.2.2024.

(2)  The name of the present case is a fictitious name. It does not correspond to the real name of any party to the proceedings.


ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7151/oj
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