SOUZA RODRIGUEZ AND ORS V AIR FRANCE

Case C-83/10, Court of Justice of the European Union, Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston, 28 June 2011

Carriage by air (passengers) - Assistance, care and compensation for passengers - Meaning of "cancellation" and "further compensation" - Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91

This was a reference for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Mercantil No 1 de Pontevedra (Spain) wherein that court sought an interpretation of Regulation 261/2004 on compensation and assistance to passengers. The Advocate General gave opinion recommending that the Court of Justice of the European Union should rule as follows.