Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 2 April 2007 — Emirates Airlines Direktion für Deutschland v Diether Schenkel

(Case C-173/07)

(2007/C 155/16)

Language of the case: German

Referring court

Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt am Main

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Emirates Airlines Direktion für Deutschland

Defendant: Diether Schenkel

Question referred

Is Article 3(1)(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), to be interpreted as meaning that ‘a flight’ includes in any event the flight from the point of departure to the destination and back in the case where the outward and return flights are booked at the same time?

(1)  OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1.