COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Consumers

Flight brought forward by an air carrier by more than one hour should be considered cancelled, says Court of Justice

Brussels, 21/12/2021 (Agence Europe)

The Court of Justice of the EU ruled on Tuesday 21 December (joined cases C-146/20, C-188/20, C-196/20 and C-270/20, Azurair and others, in case C-263/20 Airhelp) that a flight brought forward by more than one hour by “the operating air carrier” must be considered cancelled.

Because in such a case, the Court explains in a statement, the flight being brought forward is “important in that it may give rise to serious inconvenience for passengers, in the same way as a delay”.

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