Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 13 January 2021 – JW, HD, XS v LOT Polish Airlines
(Case C-20/21)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Landgericht Frankfurt am Main
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: JW, HD, XS
Defendant: LOT Polish Airlines
Question referred
Must Article 7(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters 1 be interpreted as meaning that the place of performance, within the meaning of that provision, in respect of a flight consisting of a confirmed single booking for the entire journey and divided into two or more legs, can also be the place of arrival of the first leg of the journey where transport on those legs of the journey is performed by two separate air carriers and the claim for compensation brought on the basis of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 2 arises from the delay of the first leg of the journey and is brought against the operating air carrier of that first leg?
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1 OJ 2012 L 351, p. 1.
2 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).