Brussels, 23/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - The closure of airspace because of the eruption of a volcano constitutes “extraordinary circumstances” which require airlines to provide care to passengers whose flights have been cancelled. EU law does not imply either release from, or temporal or monetary limitation of, the obligation to provide care to passengers, said Advocate General Yves Bot in an opinion delivered on 22 March in Case C-12/11.
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