Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim (Germany) lodged on 28 July 2014 — Brunhilde Liebler, Helmut Liebler v Condor Flugdienst GmbH
(Case C-365/14)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Amtsgericht Rüsselsheim
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Brunhilde Liebler, Helmut Liebler
Defendant: Condor Flugdienst GmbH
Questions referred
Are adverse actions by third parties acting on their own responsibility and to whom certain tasks that constitute part of the operation of an air carrier have been entrusted, to be deemed to be extraordinary circumstances within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation No 261/2004? 1
If the answer to Question 1 is in the affirmative, does the assessment of the situation depend on who (airline, airport operator etc.) entrusted the task(s) to the third party?
____________1 Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 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) No 295/91.