In its judgment today, the Court notes, first of all, that the purpose of the regulation is to grant minimum rights to air passengers when faced with three different types of situation, namely, when they are denied boarding against their will, when their flights are cancelled and, lastly, when their flights are delayed.
Euroopa Kohus tuletab oma tänases otsuses kõigepealt meelde, et määruse eesmärk on anda lennureisijatele minimaalsed õigused kolmes konkreetses olukorras: kui reisijad jäetakse vastu nende tahtmist lennureisist maha, kui nende lend tühistatakse, ja lõpuks, kui nende lend hilineb.