27Nevertheless, as follows from paragraphs 17 to 19 of the present judgment, in so far as, in order to be exempted from its obligation to pay compensation, the air carrier whose flight was subject to long delays or was cancelled owing to extraordinary circumstances, within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation No 261/2004, read in the light of recitals 14 and 15 of that regulation, is required to demonstrate that those circumstances could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken, and that it adopted the measures appropriate to the situation to avoid the consequences thereof, it is for the referring court to assess, having regard to all of the circumstances of the dispute in the main proceedings and the evidence adduced by the air carrier concerned, whether the latter did indeed adopt such measures, inter alia, by deploying all the resources at its disposal to ensure a reasonable, satisfactory and timely re-routing of passengers affected by a long delay to or cancellation of a flight, in accordance, in particular, with the objective of guaranteeing a high level of protection for passengers, referred to in recital 1 of that regulation, provided that this does not amount to an intolerable sacrifice in the light of the capacities of the air carrier’s undertaking at the relevant time (see, to that effect, order of 30 March 2022, Orbest, C‑659/21, not published, EU:C:2022:254, paragraph 26).
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