(Case C-135/21 Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 4March 2021– Deutsche Lufthansa AG v GD and WT

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 4March 2021– Deutsche Lufthansa AG v GD and WT

(Case C-135/21)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Köln

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Defendants: GD, WT

Question referred

Does a strike by the air carrier’s own employees which is called by a trade union constitute an extraordinary circumstance within the meaning of Article5(3) of Regulation (EC) No261/2004?¹

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¹ Regulation (EC) No261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No295/91 (OJ 2004 L46, p.1).