Airlines cannot deny knowledge of delays that fall within their operational responsibility.
Case Text:
AG Frankfurt, Judgment of 8 September 2022 – 31 C 647/22 (83)
The court ruled that an airline must compensate passengers €1,200 plus interest for a delay on a flight from Frankfurt to Marsa Alam. The airline denied knowledge of the delay, contested the validity of claims, and cited statute limitations. The court dismissed these arguments, emphasizing that the airline’s operational scope made the delay and its cause fully within its knowledge. The claims were deemed valid and not time-barred.