(Case C-382/20 Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 12August 2020– AL v Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 12August 2020– AL v Deutsche Lufthansa AG

(Case C-382/20)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Köln

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: AL

Defendant: Deutsche Lufthansa AG

Question referred

Does a strike by the air carrier’s own employees that 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).