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A and Others v Finnair Oyj (C-832/18)
Consideration of the questions referred
The second question
39

A and Others v Finnair Oyj (C-832/18)

Judgment of 12 Mar 2020law://eu/cjeu/2018/c-832-18/para_39@2026-11-11

39However, technical shortcomings inherent in aircraft maintenance cannot, in principle, constitute, as such, ‘extraordinary circumstances’ within the meaning of Article 5(3) of that Regulation (see, to that effect, judgment of 22 December 2008, Wallentin-Herman, C‑549/07, EU:C:2008:771, paragraph 25).

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Eighth Chamber
Case: C-832/18 · ECLI:EU:C:2020:204
Decided: 12 Mar 2020
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Helsingin hovioikeus (Court of Appeal, Helsinki, Finland)
Applicant: A and Others
Defendant: Finnair Oyj
Rapporteur: J. Malenovský
Advocate General: E. Tanchev
Bench: 3 judges
L.S. Rossi, J. Malenovský, F. Biltgen
Language: Finnish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62018CJ0832

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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 6: D. SA v P. SA (C-411/23)3 provisions; Matkustaja A v Finnair Oyj (C-385/23)2 provisions; WY v Laudamotion GmbH and Ryanair DAC (C-54/23); Laudamotion GmbH v Flightright GmbH (C-474/22); Airhelp Limited v Austrian Airlines AG (C-451/20)2 provisions; LE v Transportes Aéreos Portugueses SA (C-74/19)
Cites 6: 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; Emeka Nelson and Others v Deutsche Lufthansa AG and TUI Travel plc and Others v Civil Aviation Authority (C-581/10, C-629/10); Christopher Sturgeon, Gabriel Sturgeon and Alana Sturgeon v Condor Flugdienst GmbH and Stefan Böck and Cornelia Lepuschitz v Air France SA (C-402/07); Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (C-549/07); Germanwings GmbH v Wolfgang Pauels (C-501/17); André Moens v Ryanair Ltd (C-159/18)