Draft list of extraordinary circumstances following the National Enforcement Bodies (NEB) meeting held on 12 April 2013Understanding between NEB –NEB1 on a non-exhaustive and non-binding list of extraordinary circumstances for the application of the current Regulation (EC) 261/2004Note 1: An extraordinary circumstance is defined by the following general principle: the event has to meet the three criteria, unpredictable, unavoidable and external.Note 2: Whilst each of the circumstances listed below is likely to constitute extraordinary circumstances for the purpose of the Regulation, national enforcement bodies are required to examine individual cases to determine whether distinguishing factors exist.Note 3: That in each of the following examples, the air carrier must provide proof of the circumstances alleged and it must also clearly demonstrate how these circumstances resulted in the flight disruption.Note 4: After demonstrating the existence of extraordinary circumstances, the air carrier must also explain what reasonable measures it took to subsequently avoid the disruption.Note 5: The incident needs to be evaluated in the context of the category to which it relates.Version 19 April 2013List of circumstances which are NOT extraordinaryNote 1: Whilst the circumstances listed below are unlikely to constitute extraordinary circumstances for the purpose of the Regulation, national enforcement bodies are required to examine individual cases to determine whether distinguishing factors exist.Klicka för att utvidga...