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Pilot’s illness resulting in cancelled flight does not amount to ‘extraordinary circumstance’ for refusal to pay compensation under EC Regulation 261: UK SC

The Court stated that EC Regulation 261 provides a standardised level of compensation for passengers which does not require complex analysis. Requiring an enquiry into why, when and how a staff member became ill would be contrary to the intended operation of the scheme.

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Air carriers may reimburse through vouchers instead of cash for flight cancellations: ECJ

Upon the cancellation of a flight by the air carrier, the passenger will be deemed to have consented to reimbursement through a travel voucher when they fill a form online with the said carrier, and foregone the monetary means to reimbursement provided the carrier informed the passenger of other means available to them for reimbursement.