Case C-289/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 26 April 2018 — KAMU Passenger & IT Services GmbH v Türk Hava Yollari A.O. — T.H.Y. Turkish Airlines

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Handelsgericht Wien (Austria) lodged on 26 April 2018 — KAMU Passenger & IT Services GmbH v Türk Hava Yollari A.O. — T.H.Y. Turkish Airlines

(Case C-289/18)

Referring court

Handelsgericht Wien

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: KAMU Passenger & IT Services GmbH

Defendant: Türk Hava Yollari A.O. — T.H.Y. Turkish Airlines

Question referred

Is an onward flight from the destination airport of the preceding flight which a passenger booked together with the first flight and for which he obtained just one ticket with one ticket number, where there is a scheduled period of just over 13 hours between the two flights, to be classified as a ‘directly connecting flight’ within the meaning of Article 2(h) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council? ( 1 )

( 1 ) 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 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).