Passengers are entitled to compensation if their flight is canceled to prioritize passengers from a previously canceled weather-affected flight.
Case Text:
AG Erding, Judgment of 14 July 2022 – 113 C 4971/21
In this case, an airline was ordered to pay €600 plus interest to a plaintiff representing a passenger whose flight from Munich to Phuket via Abu Dhabi was canceled. The airline prioritized passengers from a flight canceled the previous day due to weather disruptions. The court ruled that while the prior weather conditions might qualify as extraordinary circumstances, the airline’s decision to cancel the subsequent flight to accommodate affected passengers was a standard operational choice, not an extraordinary event.