Originally Posted by
Katamarino
Thanks for the input. I note that the Emirates v Schenkel case is rather different in that his flight departed from Manila, and he was trying to claim it was all part of the original flight out of Dusseldorf. My flight was outbound from Amsterdam, so should be covered by the need to be "departing from an EU airport".
Yes but the ex-EU flight which is the cause of liability was only 65 minutes late, EK will argue therefore there is no liability, despite the consequential delay to your final destination. Your argument of course is that you have a ticket for transportant from A to B, B being your final destination, and that the stopover C in DXB is irrelevant to EK's ability to carry you to your final destination, ex EU, without delay.