Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 25 April 2024 – AD v Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, SA Operadora Unipersonal

(Case C-292/24, Iberia)

(C/2024/4712)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Landgericht Frankfurt am Main

Parties to the main proceedings

Appellant: AD

Respondent: Iberia, Líneas Aéreas de España, SA Operadora Unipersonal

Question referred

Does the second sentence of Article 31(2) of the Montreal Convention (1) constitute an absolute time limit and must it be interpreted as meaning that the complaint must be made within 21 days from the date on which the baggage is returned, or can the complaint also be made before the baggage is returned?

(1)  Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, concluded in Montreal on 28 May 1999 (the Montreal Convention) (OJ 2001 L 194, p. 39).