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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Erding (Germany) lodged on 2 September 2019 — EUflight.de GmbH v Eurowings GmbH

(Case C-648/19)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Amtsgericht Erding

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: EUflight.de GmbH

Defendant: Eurowings GmbH

Question referred

In order to have a right to compensation under Article 7 of Regulation No 261/2004, 1 is it a condition that the passenger boards the flight even where it is established prior to departure that there will be a long delay to that flight?

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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 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).