Judgment of the Court (Ninth Chamber) of 3 February 2022

JW and Others v LOT Polish Airlines

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Judicial cooperation in civil matters – Jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters – Regulation (EU) No 1215/2012 – Second indent of Article 7(1)(b) – Special jurisdiction in matters relating to a contract – Concept of ‘place of performance of the obligation in question’ – Contract for the provision of services – Air transport – Flight consisting of a confirmed single booking and performed in several legs by two separate air carriers – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights – Article 7 – Right to compensation – Delay on the first leg of the journey – Claim for compensation brought against the air carrier operating that first leg of the journey before the court for the place of arrival of that first flight

Case C-20/21


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex Autres Liens
Judgment (OJ)
04/03/2022 LOT Polish Airlines
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Transport
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2022:71		 03/02/2022 LOT Polish Airlines
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Transport
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
05/03/2021 LOT Polish Airlines
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Transport
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Request for a preliminary ruling
13/01/2021 LOT Polish Airlines
area of freedom, security and justice
- Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Transport
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

not yet published (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters
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4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.06 Area of freedom, security and justice
    4.06.02 Judicial cooperation in civil matters
      4.06.02.01 Jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments – Civil and commercial matters


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 13/01/2021

Date of the Opinion

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Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

03/02/2022


References

Publication in the Official Journal

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Name of the parties

LOT Polish Airlines

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Idot, Laurence: Règlement « Bruxelles I bis » - Compétence en matière contractuelle, Europe 2022, nº 4 Avril, comm. 142 (FR)
  2. Grard, Loïc: Chronique Droit européen des transports - Règlement Bruxelles 1 bis et règlement sur les droits des passagers aériens : la compétence juridictionnelle se comprend en fonction du lieu de rattachement le plus étroit avec la prestation de service, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2023, n° 3, p. 535-536 (FR)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Landgericht Frankfurt am Main - Germany

Subject-matter

  • area of freedom, security and justice
  • - Judicial cooperation in civil matters
  • Transport

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

neuvième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Spineanu-Matei

Advocate General

Medina

Language(s) of the Case

  • German

Language(s) of the Opinion

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