{"id":1725,"date":"2022-02-23T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T10:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stenger.legal\/?p=1725"},"modified":"2022-02-23T11:30:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T10:30:43","slug":"exceptional-circumstances-are-not-excluded-in-principle-if-a-flight-is-also-cancelled-for-economic-reasons-due-to-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stenger.legal\/en\/exceptional-circumstances-are-not-excluded-in-principle-if-a-flight-is-also-cancelled-for-economic-reasons-due-to-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Exceptional circumstances are not excluded in principle if a flight is also cancelled for economic reasons due to the pandemic."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-k0maauhv-722d794a503aa9e6eb7a4cdae65264d0 alternate_color avia-section-large avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-1725'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column_table av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e sc-av_one_full av-equal-height-column-flextable'>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e\">\n.flex_column.av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-k0macqdy-22b5bde472144ce07ad1bd648fc1f15e av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_table_cell av-equal-height-column av-align-bottom av-animated-generic fade-in av-zero-column-padding '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-8cf54157fdaed6af9f110ba0b2977a4c'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>Aviation Law<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kwc3w1d3-e036e36f3cc7cb238692843f88f30aa1\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kwc3w1d3-e036e36f3cc7cb238692843f88f30aa1{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kwc3w1d3-e036e36f3cc7cb238692843f88f30aa1 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kwc3w1d3-e036e36f3cc7cb238692843f88f30aa1 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kwc3w1d3-e036e36f3cc7cb238692843f88f30aa1 av-special-heading-h1 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last  av-linked-heading'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Exceptional circumstances are not excluded in principle if a flight is also cancelled for economic reasons due to the pandemic.<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/div><!--close column table wrapper. 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el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding column-top-margin'     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-9cd08b014b313e7ee11b15a66de2108b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><b>February 22nd, 2022<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-akjvjb-1624db335c0f3b05078f85d0502a877a\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-akjvjb-1624db335c0f3b05078f85d0502a877a .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:24px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-1624db335c0f3b05078f85d0502a877a'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class=\"s4\">In its judgment of 03.09.2021 (case ref. 102 C 2135\/21), the Erding District Court ruled that extraordinary circumstances are not excluded simply because a flight is cancelled also for economic reasons as a result of stricter entry regulations due to the Corona pandemic and a resulting decrease in bookings\/increase in cancellations.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-akjvjb-9cd08b014b313e7ee11b15a66de2108b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>After the load factor of the flight in question had dropped to 15% within a few weeks due to stricter entry regulations in the destination country, the airline considered the operation of the flight unjustifiable for both economic and ecological reasons. The flight was therefore cancelled and the passengers rebooked on an alternative flight. The final destination was finally reached with a delay of 27 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The court held that:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>\u201eFor the court, it is clear that economic reasons played a role, as the flight could have easily been operated with the lower load factor, but finally such economic reasons do not preclude the existence of an extraordinary circumstance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The reason for the cancellation was the declining load factor due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The decision to cancel the flight because of the declining load factor due to stricter entry requirements is ultimately not objectionable and does not lead to extraordinary circumstances being inapplicable. In the court&#8217;s view, the defendant does not have to prove economic unreasonableness, as demanded by the plaintiff. According to the court, the assumption of an extraordinary circumstance would only be precluded if the cancellation had been based solely on economic considerations and there had been no connection to the Covid 19 pandemic.\u201c<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the court, the exact circumstances of the individual case always have to be examined in order to determine whether, under certain circumstances, exclusively business considerations played a role.<br \/>\nContrary to the plaintiff&#8217;s view, the court also held that the airline did not have to present any concrete figures or facts with regard to profitability, as it was comprehensible to the court that the operation of the flight would no longer have been economically justifiable in view of such a reduced load factor.<\/p>\n<p>Since the plaintiff has appealed against the judgement, it is not final yet.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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