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PIR is not a sufficient notice of complaint under Article 31.2 of the Montreal Convention

Article 31.2 of the Montreal Convention stipulates that, “in the case of damage, the person entitled to delivery must complain to the carrier forthwith after the discovery of the damage, and, at the latest, within seven days from the date of receipt in the case of checked baggage […] In the case of...

18/06/2021 Claudia Hess, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany Rainer Amann, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany

German Federal Court of Justice: Failure of all computer systems for several hours at the airport is an extraordinary circumstance

On 15 January 2019, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled that the failure of all computer systems at the check-in counters for several hours could be considered as an extraordinary circumstance as per Regulation (EC) 261/2004 to the effect that the passengers are not entitled to compensation in...

17/05/2019 Claudia Hess, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany Rainer Amann, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany

Judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice: Non-refundable tickets are non-refundable

On 20 March 2018, the German Federal Court of Justice (the highest civil court in Germany) rendered a landmark decision

22/05/2018 Claudia Hess, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany Rainer Amann, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany

Reimbursement of ticket price in the case of booking cancellation by the passenger

The Regional Court in Frankfurt (appeal court) has rendered several judgments in respect of the airline’s obligations if the passenger cancels his booking of flights

06/07/2017 Claudia Hess, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany Rainer Amann, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany

Jurisdiction of German Courts when flight legs are operated by different airlines

A topical issue in German procedural aviation law is currently the question whether German courts have jurisdiction if a booking consists of several legs and the delayed or cancelled flight departed outside of Germany, whereas the flight was not booked with the air carrier operating the delayed or...

24/06/2015 Claudia Hess, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany

Is crew sickness an extraordinary circumstance under Regulation (EC) 261/2004?

On 25 August 2015, Germany's Highest Civil Court, the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof), will hear a case in which it is in dispute whether or not the sickness of a crew member can constitute extraordinary circumstances in the meaning of Article 5 para 3 of Regulation (EC) 261/2004.

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18/06/2015 Rainer Amann, Urwantschky Dangel Borst, Germany

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Expert	Practice area	Country
Amann, Rainer	Aviation	Germany
Hess, Claudia	Aviation, Women in Business Law	Germany
Urwantschky, Peter	Aviation, Best of the Best (Global)	Germany
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