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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10705
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) ecj

Boarding refusals for operational reasons must be compensated

Brussels, 08/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Airline passengers refused boarding because of airline problems, such as the delay of a connecting flight or reorganising a flight following an airport strike, must be compensated. The compensation of passengers will effectively be granted in situations occurring due to operational problems and not only those involving overbooking.

This is the gist of two separate rulings (C-321/11 and C-22/11) made by the European Court of Justice on Thursday 4...

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