Judgment_paragraph 21 · BT v Laudamotion GmbH (C-111/21)

21That concept must be given, having regard to the aim of that convention, which is to unify the rules for international carriage by air, a uniform and autonomous interpretation, for the European Union and its Member States (see, to that effect, judgment of 6 May 2010, Walz, C‑63/09, EU:C:2010:251, paragraph 21). Thus, account must be taken not of the various meanings that may be given to the concept in the internal laws of the Member States, but of the rules of interpretation of general international law which are binding on the European Union (see, by analogy, judgment of 19 December 2019, Niki Luftfahrt, C‑532/18, EU:C:2019:1127, paragraph 32 and the case-law cited).