Type: Judgment

Authority: European Authorities: Euopean Union' Court of Justice

Date: 05/11/2017

Subject: The Court affirmed that an air carrier which is unable to prove that a passenger was informed of the cancellation of his flight more than two weeks before the scheduled time of departure is required to pay compensation to that passenger. This applies not only when the contract for carriage was concluded directly between the passenger and the air carrier, but also when it was concluded through an online travel agency

Parties: Krijgsman

Classification: Solidarity - Art. 38 Consumer protection

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