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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11781

5 May 2017
Contents Publication in full By article 24 / 27
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers
Collision between a plane and a bird is not covered by airline's responsibility
Brussels, 04/05/2017 (Agence Europe)

A collision between an aircraft and a bird is an “extraordinary circumstance”, which may exempt the air carrier from its obligation to pay compensation in the event that a flight is delayed significantly due to subsequent controls to check the state of the aircraft. However, where an authorised expert finds after the collision that the aircraft concerned is airworthy, the carrier cannot justify the delay by invoking the need to carry out a second check.

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