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C. van der Lans v Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (C-257/14)
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C. van der Lans v Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (C-257/14)

Judgment of 17 Sept 2015law://eu/cjeu/2014/c-257-14/para_42@2026-11-12

42Therefore, it must be held that, in the course of the activities of an air carrier, that unexpected event is inherent in the normal exercise of an air carrier’s activity, as air carriers are confronted as a matter of course with unexpected technical problems.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Ninth Chamber
Case: C-257/14 · ECLI:EU:C:2015:618
Decided: 17 Sept 2015
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Rechtbank Amsterdam (Netherlands)
Applicant: Corina van der Lans
Defendant: Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: E. Sharpston
Bench: 3 judges
K. Jürimäe, J. Malenovský, M. Safjan
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62014CJ0257

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Compensation and assistance to passengers

History · 1 version

17 Sept 2015Reading

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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 12: D. SA v P. SA (C-411/23)2 provisions; Manuel Costa Filhos, Lda. v Oü Wine Port of Paldiski (C-643/24); Matkustaja A v Finnair Oyj (C-385/23); Airhelp Limited v Laudamotion GmbH (C-263/20); AD and Others v Corendon Airlines and Others (C-146/20); Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark – Norway – Sweden (C-28/20); Delfly sp. z o.o. v Smartwings Poland sp. z o. o., formerly Travel Service Polska sp. z o.o (C-356/19); OI v Air Nostrum Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo SA (C-191/19); Germanwings GmbH v Wolfgang Pauels (C-501/17); Helga Krüsemann and Others v TUIfly GmbH (C-195/17, C-197/17, C-226/17, C-228/17, C-254/17, C-274/17, C-278/17, C-290/17)2 provisions; Bas Jacob Adriaan Krijgsman v Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (C-302/16); Marcela Pešková and Jiří Peška v Travel Service a.s (C-315/15)
Cites 10: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); 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; Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Madrid v Asociación de Usuarios de Servicios Bancarios (Ausbanc) (C-484/08); Christopher Sturgeon, Gabriel Sturgeon and Alana Sturgeon v Condor Flugdienst GmbH and Stefan Böck and Cornelia Lepuschitz v Air France SA (C-402/07); DR and TV2 Danmark A/S v NCB – Nordisk Copyright Bureau (C-510/10); 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); Le Rayon d’Or SARL v Ministre de l’Économie et des Finances (C-151/13); Emirates Airlines - Direktion für Deutschland v Diether Schenkel (C-173/07); Rose Marie Bark v Galileo Joint Undertaking (C-89/12)