Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Köln (Germany) lodged on 24 December 2020 – GJ v Ryanair DAC
(Case C-712/20)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landgericht Köln
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: GJ
Defendant: Ryanair DAC
Question referred
Is a strike by the air carrier’s own employees that is called by a trade union an extraordinary circumstance within the meaning of Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004? 1
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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).