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24.11.2014 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
C 421/21 |
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas lodged on 18 September 2014 — Air Baltic Corporation AS v Lietuvos Respublikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba
(Case C-429/14)
2014/C 421/31
Language of the case: Lithuanian
Referring court
Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellant in cassation: Air Baltic Corporation AS
Other party to the proceedings: Lietuvos Respublikos specialiųjų tyrimų tarnyba
Questions referred
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Are Articles 19, 22 and 29 of the Montreal Convention to be understood and interpreted as meaning that an air carrier is liable to third parties, inter alia to the passengers’ employer, a legal person with which a transaction for the international carriage of passengers was entered into, for damage occasioned by a flight’s delay, on account of which the applicant (the employer) incurred additional expenditure connected with the delay (for example, the payment of travel expenses)? |
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If the first question is answered in the negative, is Article 29 of the Montreal Convention to be understood and interpreted as meaning that those third parties have the right to bring claims against the air carrier on other bases, for example, in reliance upon national law? |