Order of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 27 June 2018 — flightright

(Case C‑130/18) ( 1 )

(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Article 99 of the Rules of Procedure of the Court — Air transport — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Article 5(1)(c) — Right to compensation in the event of flight cancellation — Re-routing not allowing a passenger to reach his final destination less than two hours after the scheduled time of arrival of the cancelled flight — Delay of between two and three hours)

Transport—Air transport—Regulation 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—Right to compensation if flight is cancelled—Re-rerouting offered to a passenger who arrived at his final destination more than two hours after the scheduled time of arrival of the cancelled flight, but less than three hours after that scheduled time of arrival—Included

(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 261/2004, Art. 5(1)(c)(iii))

(see para. 23, operative part)

Operative part

Article 5(1)(c)(iii) 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, must be interpreted as meaning that a passenger who was informed of the cancellation of his flight less than seven days before the scheduled time of departure of that flight has the right to the compensation provided for in that provision where the re-routing offered by the carrier allowed him to reach his final destination more than two hours after the scheduled time of arrival of the cancelled flight, but less than three hours after that scheduled time of arrival.

( 1 ) OJ C 182, 28.5.2018.