13.2.2017
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 46/13
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hannover (Germany) lodged on 7 November 2016 — Peter Roßnagel, Alexandre Schröter v TUIfly GmbH
(Case C-562/16)
(2017/C 046/16)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Amtsgericht Hannover
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Peter Roßnagel, Alexandre Schröter
Defendant: TUIfly GmbH
Questions referred
1.
Does a change in reservation to another flight constitute a situation covered by Article 4(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004? (1)
2.
If the first question is to be answered in the affirmative:
Must that provision also be applied to a change in reservation which was not instigated by the air carrier, but by the tour operator alone?
(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).