Request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal d’instance d’Aulnay-Sous-Bois (France) lodged on 3 December 2018 — LC, MD v easyJet Airline Co. Ltd

(Case C-756/18)

(2019/C 54/15)

Language of the case: French

Referring court

Tribunal d’instance d’Aulnay-Sous-Bois

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: LC, MD

Defendant: easyJet Airline Co. Ltd

Question referred

Is Article 3(2)(a) of 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 (1) (‘Regulation No 261/2004’), to be interpreted as meaning that, in order to rely on the provisions of the regulation, passengers must prove that they presented themselves for check-in?

If so, does Article 3(2)(a) of Regulation No 261/2004 preclude a rule of simple presumption that the requirement that a passenger present himself for check-in may be regarded as satisfied if the passenger has a reservation that has been accepted and registered by the operating air carrier within the meaning of Article 2(g)?

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(1)  OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1.