Passenger rights in air transportation in case of denied boarding, flight cancellation and delays are included in the (EU) Regulation n. 261/2004 dated February 11^th 2004. This Regulation regards passenger rights for compensation as well as the airline’s obligations for passengers’ assistance in the abovementioned cases. Nevertheless, the Regulation does not provide any information on how much time passengers have to assert their rights, which leads us to consider whether the claims made by the passengers should abide by the general limitation period of 5 years determined by the Civil Code, or by the limitation period of 2 years provided Read more

The Court of Justice for the European Union, in a judgment dated 17 February 2016, has ruled that article 19 of the Montreal Convention applies not only to those damages caused to passengers themselves but also to those suffered by the employer of the passengers subject to the limits laid down in article 22.1 of the said Convention.

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Actions to claim in Spain for compensation under Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 261/2005 have a five-year time-bar unless regional law applies.

As a result of a recent inquiry, AIYON ABOGADOS would like to remind its clients and friends that contractual claims for compensation against the air carrier under article 7 of Regulation (EC) 261/2004, resulting from cancellation, denied boarding or long delay of flights, fall outside de scope of the Montreal Convention. According to a judgment of the European Union Court of Justice dated 22 November 2012 in the case C-139/11, the time-limits for bringing actions for such compensation are determined in accordance with the rules of each Member State on the limitation of actions. This decision was the result of a request for a preliminary ruling under Article 267 TFEU from the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona (Spain) dated 14 February 2011 in the proceedings “Joan Cuadrench Moré v Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV”. Read more