It reiterates that the principle of equal treatment requires that passengers whose flights are delayed and those whose flights are cancelled ‘at the very last moment’ must be regarded as being in comparable situations as regards the application of their right to compensation, because those passengers suffer similar inconvenience, namely, a loss of time.
Ta tuletab meelde, et võrdse kohtlemise põhimõte nõuab, et hilinenud lendude reisijaid tuleb hüvitise saamise õiguse kohaldamise seisukohalt käsitada „viimasel hetkel” tühistatud lendude reisijatega sarnases olukorras olevaina, kuna need reisijad kannatavad analoogset ebamugavust ehk kaotavad aega.