Friederike Wallentin-Hermann v Alitalia-Linee Aeree Italiane SpA – Case C-549/07 – European Court of Justice (K Lenaerts, President of Chamber, T von Danwitz, E. Juhász, G. Arestis and J. Malenovsk?, Judges, E Sharpston A-G) – 22 December 2008

Carriage by air – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 5 – Compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of cancellation of flights – Exemption from the obligation to pay compensation – Cancellation due to extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken

(2009) 762 LMLN 3 (2)