13.6.2016
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 211/31
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Düsseldorf (Germany) lodged on 25 March 2016 — Ljiljana Kammerer, Frank Kammerer v Swiss International Air Lines AG
(Case C-172/16)
(2016/C 211/40)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Amtsgericht Düsseldorf
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Ljiljana Kammerer, Frank Kammerer
Defendant: Swiss International Air Lines AG
Question referred
Is the Agreement on air transport between the Swiss Confederation and the European Community of 21 June 1999, as amended by Decision No 2/2010 of the Community/Switzerland Air Transport Committee of 26 November 2010, to be interpreted as meaning that Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (1) is also applicable, in accordance with Article 3(1)(a) thereof, to passengers who intend to land in an airport in Switzerland on a flight from a third country?
(1) Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 295/91 (OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1).