Case C-516/23, Qatar Airways: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 10 August 2023 — NW and YS v Qatar Airways

Official Journal of the European Union EN C series C/2023/126 16.10.2023 Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main (Germany) lodged on 10 August 2023 — NW and YS v Qatar Airways (Case C-516/23, Qatar Airways) (C/2023/126) Language of the case: German Referring court Landgericht Frankfurt am Main Parties to the main proceedings Applicants: NW, YS Defendant: Qatar Airways Questions referred 1. Is Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 (1) to be interpreted as meaning that the passenger travels free of charge under the first alternative in [the first sentence of] Article 3(3) of that regulation in the case where he or she is required to pay only fees and aviation taxes for the flight ticket? 2. If the first question is answered in the negative: Is Regulation No 261/2004 to be interpreted as meaning that it does not concern a fare available (indirectly) to the public within the meaning of the second alternative in [the first sentence of] Article 3(3) of that regulation in the case where the flight was booked as part of a special offer provided by an air carrier for a limited period and in limited quantity, and which was available only to a certain group of professions? 3. If the second question is also answered in the negative and Regulation No 261/2004 is regarded as applicable: (a) Is Article 8(1)(c) of that regulation to be interpreted as meaning that there must be a temporal link between, on the one hand, the original booked and...