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Libuše Králová v Primera Air Scandinavia (C-215/18)
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Libuše Králová v Primera Air Scandinavia (C-215/18)

Judgment of 26 Mar 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-215-18/para_42@2026-11-12

42In that connection, the Court has previously held that the conclusion of a contract is not a condition for the application of Article 5(1) of Regulation No 44/2001 (judgment of 21 April 2016, Austro-Mechana, C‑572/14, EU:C:2016:286, paragraph 34 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 · First Chamber
Case: C-215/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:235
Decided: 26 Mar 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Obvodní soud pro Prahu 8 (Prague 8 District Court, Czech Republic)
Applicant: Libuše Králová
Defendant: Primera Air Scandinavia A/S
Rapporteur: M. Safjan
Advocate General: H. Saugmandsgaard Øe
Bench: 5 judges
J.-C. Bonichot, M. Safjan, L. Bay Larsen, C. Toader, N. Jääskinen
Language: Czech
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0215

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Judicial cooperation in civil matters Transport

History · 1 version

26 Mar 2020Reading

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Interprets 2: Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; 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 6: Eventmedia Soluciones SL v Air Europa Líneas Aéreas SAU (C-11/23); NM v Club La Costa (UK) plc and Others (C-821/21); TERVE Production, spol. s r.o. v Intesa Sanpaolo Holding International S.A (C-791/24)2 provisions; M1.R. and M2.R. v AAA sp. z o.o (C-20/24); E EAD v DW and Flightright GmbH v Condor Flugdienst GmbH (C-650/23); Commerzbank AG v E.O (C-296/20)
Cites 13: Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012; Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters; Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours; 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; Harald Kolassa v Barclays Bank plc (C-375/13); Maximilian Schrems v Facebook Ireland Limited (C-498/16); Austro-Mechana Gesellschaft zur Wahrnehmung mechanisch-musikalischer Urheberrechte Gesellschaft mbH v Amazon EU Sàrl and Others (C-572/14)2 provisions; Česká spořitelna, a.s. v Gerald Feichter (C-419/11); flightright GmbH v Air Nostrum, Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo SA, Roland Becker v Hainan Airlines Co. Ltd and Mohamed Barkan and Others v Air Nostrum, Líneas Aéreas del Mediterráneo SA (C-274/16, C-447/16, C-448/16); flightright GmbH v IBERIA LAE SA Operadora Unipersonal (C-606/19); Armin Maletic and Marianne Maletic v lastminute.com Gmbh and TUI Österreich GmbH (C-478/12); HQ and Others v Aegean Airlines SA (C-163/18); Libuše Králová v Primera Air Scandinavia (C-215/18)