A recent judgment issued by the Third Chamber of the Court of Justice for the European Union has addressed the issue of the possible title to sue of those companies that contract the flight of their employees, to claim damages as result of the delays suffered by those employees. This judgment is dated 17 February 2016 and was issued in the Case 429/14 in the matter Air Baltic Corporation AS vs Lietuvos Republikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba.
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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