Travelers are entitled to compensation even if their flight was brought forward by more than an hour. This was decided by the European Court of Justice. A flight is considered cancelled if it is brought forward by more than an hour. This means that passengers are entitled to compensation. Bringing a flight forward in this way is significant because it can cause serious inconvenience for passengers, argued the European Court of Justice in a ruling published today. Passengers can then no longer freely use their time - for example because they have to make great efforts to get to the airport on time. A passenger can have claims against an airline even if the travel company they commissioned did not actually book the flight, according to the highest European court. If the tour operator has issued a receipt for the flight, this receipt is considered a confirmed booking. The passenger cannot be required to obtain information about the relationships between the companies. Several Austrian and German passengers had filed suit. Following the decision from Luxembourg, the national courts - in Germany the Düsseldorf Regional Court - must now decide the specific cases. Passengers are generally entitled to compensation if their flight is cancelled. An airline may refuse payment – ​​which is between 250 and 600 euros depending on the distance – only in a few exceptional cases, such as if the passenger is informed of the cancellation at least two weeks before departure or if an “extraordinary circumstance” can be proven. The published ruling of the ECJ makes it clear that a flight that is delayed by more than