55Therefore, an operating air carrier must be able to rely on an ‘extraordinary circumstance’ affecting a previous flight which it operates with the same aircraft in the context of aircraft turnaround three flights back in the rotation sequence of that aircraft, in order to be released from its obligation to pay compensation to passengers in the event of long delay or cancellation of a flight (see, by analogy, judgment of 11 June 2020, Transportes Aéreos Portugueses, C‑74/19, EU:C:2020:460, paragraph 53).
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