Radu Lucian Rusu and Oana Maria Rusu v SC Blue Air - Airline Management Solutions SRL

Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 29 July 2019 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunalul Bacău — Romania) — Radu Lucian Rusu and Oana Maria Rusu v SC Blue Air — Airline Management Solutions Srl(Case C-354/18) 1(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 — Air transport — Denied boarding — Definition of ‘compensation’ and ‘further compensation’ — Type of damage for which compensation is available — Material or non-material damage — Deduction — Further compensation — Assistance — Information provided to passengers)Language of the case: Romanian Referring court Tribunalul Bacău Parties to the main proceedings Applicants: Radu Lucian Rusu and Oana Maria Rusu Defendant: SC Blue Air — Airline Management Solutions Srl Operative part of the judgment 1.    In the first place, Article 7(1)(b) 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, must be interpreted as meaning that the sum referred to in that provision is not intended to compensate for damage such as loss of salary, in the second place, that damage may be the subject of the further compensation provided for in Article 12(1) of Regulation No 261/2004, and in the third place, it is for the referring court to determine and assess the various...