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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12704

23 April 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 28 / 37
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers
CJEU rules diversion of flight to nearby airport does not entitle passengers to lump-sum compensation
Brussels, 22/04/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in a judgment handed down on Thursday, 22 April, that the diversion of a flight to an airport serving the same city, town, or region does not entitle the passenger to compensation as for a cancelled flight (case C-826/19).

A passenger was claiming a lump-sum compensation of €250 from Austrian Airlines under Regulation 261/2004 on compensation and assistance to passengers for the diversion of his Vienna-Berlin flight, which landed...

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