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All PostsECJ: Flight Delays Attributed to Passenger Boarding Procedures
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) examined whether an airline may invoke extraordinary circumstances pertaining to a previous flight as the cause of a delay, notwithstanding its independent decision to wait for passengers from that earlier flight. ...
Transport Service Bias Against People with Limited Mobility
Civil LawThe Austrian Supreme Court (Oberster Gerichtshof, hereinafter OGH) has determined that an airline engages in discriminatory practices regarding the transportation of individuals who use wheelchairs if the person affected is required to wait 45 minute...
Airline Required to Refund Commission after Cancelling Flight
European LawThe European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued a decision regarding whether travel agencies should be reimbursed for commissions on flights that are cancelled. In the case at hand, multiple travellers had acquired return flight tickets from Austria t...
ECJ: Travelling Pets are ‘Baggage’
European LawThe European Court of Justice has ruled that pets are considered baggage for the purposes of airline liability, thereby delineating the extent of airlines’ responsibility in cases of loss. In the case at hand, the plaintiff flew with her mother and h...
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