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Did the co-pilot die before your flight? You can be compensated, EU’s top court rules

Did the co-pilot die before your flight? You can be compensated, EU’s top court rules

Top EU court 'normalizes' flight crew deaths

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What odd times we are living in. The European Union’s top court is now taking a position that the sudden death of an airline pilot was not an extraordinary circumstance "since any person may, at any time, unexpectedly fall ill or die."

The case, which was sent to EU judges from Stuttgart’s regional court, involves a 2019 flight to Lisbon put on by Portug…

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