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Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark – Norway – Sweden (C-28/20)
Consideration of the questions referred
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Airhelp Ltd v Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark – Norway – Sweden (C-28/20)

Judgment of 23 Mar 2021law://eu/cjeu/2020/c-28-20/para_39@2026-11-11

39Third, it is apparent from the Court’s case-law relating to the concept of ‘extraordinary circumstances’ within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation No 261/2004 that events whose origin is ‘internal’ must be distinguished from those whose origin is ‘external’ to the operating air carrier.

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

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Court: Court of Justice · Grand Chamber
Case: C-28/20 · ECLI:EU:C:2021:226
Decided: 23 Mar 2021
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Attunda tingsrätt (Attunda District Court, Sweden)
Applicant: Airhelp Ltd
Defendant: Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark – Norway – Sweden
Rapporteur: D. Šváby
Advocate General: P. Pikamäe
Bench: 15 judges
K. Lenaerts, R. Silva de Lapuerta, J.‑C. Bonichot, A. Arabadjiev, A. Prechal, L. Bay Larsen, A. Kumin, N. Wahl, T. von Danwitz, C. Toader, M. Safjan, D. Šváby, I. Jarukaitis, N. Jääskinen, J. Passer
Language: Swedish
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62020CJ0028

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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 11: D. SA v P. SA (C-411/23); D S.A. v P S.A (T-134/25); Amazon EU Sàrl, venant aux droits de Amazon Services Europe Sàrl v European Commission (T-367/23); AirHelp Germany GmbH v Austrian Airlines AG (C-399/24); Verbraucherzentrale Baden-Württemberg eV v Aldi Süd Dienstleistungs-SE & Co. OHG (C-330/23); Matkustaja A v Finnair Oyj (C-385/23); TAP Portugal v flightright GmbH and Myflyright GmbH (C-156/22); KU and Others v SATA International – Azores Airlines SA (C-308/21)2 provisions; CS v Eurowings GmbH (C-613/20)3 provisions; The Queen, on the application of: Association of Independent Meat Suppliers and Cleveland Meat Company Ltd v The Food Standards Agency (C-579/19); Irish Ferries Ltd v National Transport Authority (C-570/19)
Cites 15: 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; 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); André Moens v Ryanair Ltd (C-159/18); LE v Transportes Aéreos Portugueses SA (C-74/19); Finnair Oyj v Timy Lassooy (C-22/11); C. van der Lans v Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (C-257/14); Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia - Linee Aeree Italiane SpA (C-549/07); Germanwings GmbH v Wolfgang Pauels (C-501/17); Denise McDonagh v Ryanair Ltd (C-12/11); International Transport Workers’ Federation and Finnish Seamen’s Union v Viking Line ABP and OÜ Viking Line Eesti (C-438/05); Marcela Pešková and Jiří Peška v Travel Service a.s (C-315/15); Airhelp Limited v Austrian Airlines AG (C-264/20); Organisationen Danske Slagterier agissant pour Jydske Andelsslagteriers Konservesfabrik AmbA (Jaka) v Landbrugsministeriet (C-338/89)