Court of Justice 8 September 2005, C-344/04 (The Queen, on the application of International Air Transport Association and European Low Fares Airline Association v Department for Transport.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. This reference for a preliminary ruling concerns, firstly, the validity of Articles 5, 6 and 7 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