Judgment of the Court (Eighth Chamber) of 26 October 2023.#FW v LATAM Airlines Group SA.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Frankfurt am Main.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Air transport – Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Article 2(j) – Article 3 – Article 4(3) – Compensation of air passengers in the event of denied boarding – Passenger informed in advance that boarding would be denied – No obligation for the passenger to present him or herself for boarding – Article 5(1)(c) – Exceptions to the right to compensation in the event of a flight cancellation – Inapplicability of those exceptions in the event of a pre-emptive denial of boarding.#Case C-238/22.