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Denise McDonagh v Ryanair Ltd (C-12/11)
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Denise McDonagh v Ryanair Ltd (C-12/11)

Judgment of 31 Jan 2013law://eu/cjeu/2011/c-12-11/para_48@2026-11-10

48The importance of the objective of consumer protection, which includes the protection of air passengers, may justify even substantial negative economic consequences for certain economic operators (Nelson and Others, paragraph 81 and the case-law cited).

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Third Chamber
Case: C-12/11 · ECLI:EU:C:2013:43
Decided: 31 Jan 2013
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Dublin Metropolitan District Court (Ireland)
Upheld as valid: Regulation 2004/261
Applicant: Denise McDonagh
Defendant: Ryanair Ltd
Rapporteur: D. Šváby
Advocate General: Y. Bot
Bench: 5 judges
K. Lenaerts, E. Juhász, G. Arestis, T. von Danwitz, D. Šváby
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62011CJ0012

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Compensation and assistance to passengers

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Interprets 1: 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 (Text with EEA relevance) - Commission Statement
Cited by 20: Anonymi Geniki Etairia Tsimenton Iraklis (AGET Iraklis) v Ypourgos Ergasias, Koinonikis Asfalisis kai Koinonikis Allilengyis (C-201/15); NW and YS v Qatar Airways (C-516/23)2 provisions; Aluminios Cortizo, SAU and Cortizo Cartera, SL v European Commission (T-1/14); A GmbH & Co. KG v Hauptzollamt B (C-104/23); Naturgy Energy Group, SA, formerly Gas Natural SDG, SA v European Commission (T-508/14); Duro Felguera, SA and Others v European Commission (T-401/14); Caixabank, SA and Others v European Commission (T-700/13); Hispavima, SL v European Commission (T-514/14); Grupo Morera & Vallejo, SL and DSA, Defensa y Servicios del Asegurado, SA v European Commission (T-519/14); Telefónica Gestión Integral de Edificios y Servicios, SL, formerly Taetel, SL and Banco Santander, SA, formerly Banco Popular Español, SA v European Commission (T-29/14); European Commission v Slovak Republic (C-540/21); Austrian Airlines AG v TW (C-49/22); Irish Ferries Ltd v National Transport Authority (C-570/19); WZ v Austrian Airlines AG (C-826/19); Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark – Norway – Sweden (C-28/20)2 provisions; NM, acting as liquidator of de NIKI Luftfahrt GmbH v ON (C-530/19); André Moens v Ryanair Ltd (C-159/18)2 provisions; Marcela Pešková and Jiří Peška v Travel Service a.s (C-315/15)2 provisions; K. Ruijssenaars and Others v Staatssecretaris van Infrastructuur en Milieu (C-145/15, C-146/15); Adib Mayaleh v Council of the European Union (T-307/12, T-408/13)2 provisions
Cites 11: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (consolidated 2016)4 provisions; 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 (Text with EEA relevance) - Commission Statement; Productores de Música de España (Promusicae) v Telefónica de España SAU (C-275/06); Emeka Nelson and Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG and TUI Travel plc and Others v Civil Aviation Authority (C-581/10, C-629/10); Aurora Sousa Rodríguez and Others v Air France SA (C-83/10); The Queen, on the application of International Air Transport Association and European Low Fares Airline Association v Department for Transport (C-344/04); Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (C-549/07); Andrejs Eglītis and Edvards Ratnieks v Latvijas Republikas Ekonomikas ministrija (C-294/10); Zoi Chatzi v Ypourgos Oikonomikon (C-149/10); Deutsches Weintor eG v Land Rheinland-Pfalz (C-544/10)