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Case C-12/11: Reference for a preliminary ruling from Dublin Metropolitan District Court (Ireland) made on 10 January 2011 — Danise McDonagh v Ryanair Ltd
ECLI:EU:UNKNOWN:62011CN0012
62011CN0012
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Official Journal of the European Union
C 80/14
(Case C-12/11)
2011/C 80/27
Language of the case: English
Referring court
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Denise McDonagh
Defendant: Ryanair Ltd
Questions referred
1.Do circumstances such as the closures of European airspace as a result of the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland, which caused widespread and prolonged disruption to air travel, go beyond ‘extraordinary circumstances’ within the meaning of Regulation 261/2004?
2.If the answer to question 1 is yes, is liability for the duty to provide care excluded under Articles 5 and 9 in such circumstances?
3.If the answer to question 2 is no, are Articles 5 and 9 invalid in so far as they violate the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination, the principle of an ‘equitable balance of interests’ enshrined in the Montreal Convention, and Articles 16 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?
4.Is the obligation in Articles 5 and 9 to be interpreted as containing an implied limitation, such as a temporal and/or a monetary limit, to provide care in cases where cancellation is caused by ‘extraordinary circumstances’?
5.If the answer to question 4 is no, are Articles 5 and 9 invalid in so far as they violate the principles of proportionality and non-discrimination, the principle of an ‘equitable balance of interests’ enshrined in the Montreal Convention, and Articles 16 and 17 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?
* Language of the case: English.
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 L 46, p. 1