Judgment of the General Court (Chamber giving preliminary rulings) of 4 March 2026.#NI and HZ v European Air Charter AG.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Landgericht Düsseldorf.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Air transport – Compensation for passengers in the event of long delay or cancellation of a flight – Exemption from the obligation to pay compensation – Article 5(3) of Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 – Extraordinary circumstances – Shortcomings in airport security checks – Autonomous decision of the air carrier to wait for the passengers that had not yet passed the security check – Aircraft rotation – Rescheduling of flights subsequent to the delayed flight – Causal link.#Case T-656/24.