daa plc, anciennement Dublin Airport Authority plc and Others v Irish Aviation Authority and Airport Coordination Limited (C-857/24)

Judgment of 15 Oct 2026

law://eu/cjeu/2024/c-857-24/para_9@2026-11-14

9Article 8b of that regulation, entitled ‘Exclusion of compensation claims’, is worded as follows:‘The entitlement to series of slots referred to in Article 8(2) shall not give rise to any claims for compensation in respect of any limitation, restriction or elimination thereof imposed under Community law, in particular in application of the rules of the Treaty relating to air transport. This Regulation shall not affect the powers of public authorities to require the transfer of slots between air carriers and to direct how these are allocated pursuant to national competition law or to Articles [101 or 102 TFEU] or Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings [(OJ 1989 L 395, p. 1, and corrigendum OJ 1990 L 257, p. 13)]. These transfers can only take place without monetary compensation.’

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Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Case: C-857/24 · ECLI:EU:C:2026:855
Decided: 15 Oct 2026
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the High Court (Ireland)
Applicants: daa plc; Aer Lingus Ltd and 6 more
Ryanair Designated Activity Company; Air Transport Association of America Inc; Delta Air Lines Inc.; JetBlue Airways Corporation; United Airlines Inc.; Emerald Airlines Ireland Limited
Defendants: Irish Aviation Authority; Airport Coordination Limited
Rapporteur: Z. Csehi
Advocate General: M. Campos Sánchez-Bordona
Bench: 5 judges
K. Jürimäe, K. Lenaerts, Z. Csehi, M. Gavalec, F. Schalin
Language: English
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62024CJ0857

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Cites 2: Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (consolidated 2016); Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings