16.4.2018
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 134/14
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Amtsgericht Hamburg (Germany) lodged on 19 December 2017 — Anke Hartog v British Airways plc
(Case C-711/17)
(2018/C 134/18)
Language of the case: German
Referring court
Amtsgericht Hamburg
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Anke Hartog
Defendant: British Airways plc
Question referred
Must the condition laid down in Article 3(2)(a) for the applicability of 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 (1) be interpreted as meaning that passengers, who have a confirmed reservation, have ‘present[ed] themselves for check-in’ if, where no time is indicated, they have joined the queue for the check-in desks used by the air carrier for the check-in in question no later than 45 minutes before the published departure time?
(1) OJ 2004 L 46, p. 1.