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Case Propositions
- A carrier's own decision to wait breaks the causal chain for extraordinary circumstances under EU261A diversion can be a cancellation for EU261 purposesAccident must occur on aircraft or in process of embarking or disembarkingAccident requires unexpected or unusual event that is external to the passengerAirline Deregulation Act prevents enforcement of U.S. State consumer lawAirline Deregulation Act prevents enforcement of U.S. State privacy lawArrival time means the time the aircraft doors open under EU261Baggage limits breakable for misconductCare and assistance obligation continues regardless of extraordinary circumstances and is not subject to a temporal or monetary limitation under EU261Carrier to bear transfer costs under EU261 to original airport or agreed destination where flight diverted to nearby airport serving same town or city or regionCockpit voice recordings not discoverableCodeshare is not successive carriageCompliance by an air carrier with relevant minimum rules on aircraft maintenance does not excuse liability under the extraordinary circumstances provision of EU261Contract provision lessening liability contrary to Convention invalidConvention should not be given a different "European" meaningConvention two year time bar does not apply to EU261 claimsDamages available for purely mental injuries under Article 17Damages for lost damaged or delayed baggage must be proved under the ConventionDamages not available for purely mental injuries under Article 17Death of a pilot not an extraordinary circumstance under EU261Delay compensation is payable by carrier under EU261 where passenger arrives at final destination three hours later than scheduledDelay to be calculated from originally scheduled time of arrival where carrier postpones departure and issues revised booking confirmation under EU261Discrimination in airport user charges need not be overtDomestic leg of international journey is international carriage if single operationEmbarkation and disembarkation includes periods under control or direction of carrier within airport
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