ESPADA SANCHEZ AND OTHERS v IBERIA LINEAS AEREAS DE ESPANA SA

[2013] Lloyd's Rep Plus 12

EUROPEAN COURT OF JUSTICE

Before R Silva de Lapuerta, acting as President of the Third Chamber, K Lenaerts, E Juhász, J Malenovský and D Šváby (Rapporteur), Judges, J Mazák, Advocate General and M Ferreira, Principal Administrator (Registrar)

International carriage by air - Liability for loss of baggage - Passenger placing items in baggage checked in by another passenger on same flight - Baggage lost during flight - Whether first passenger entitled to compensation for lost items notwithstanding he had not obtained a baggage identification tag - Whether compensation limit of 1,000 SDR applicable to each piece of checked baggage or to each individual passenger - Montreal Convention 1999, articles 3(3), 17(2) and 22(2).