Gennadiy Volodarskiy v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

SYKES, Circuit Judge.

Several air travelers sued Delta Airlines, Inc., seeking compensation for themselves and a nationwide class of persons who were inconvenienced when their flights from airports located in the European Un ion were delayed for more than three hours or cancelled on short notice. The suit was filed in the Northern District of Illinois and invokes the court’s diversity jurisdiction under the Class Action Fairness Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d) (“CAFA”). The claim arises under a consumer-protection regulation promulgated by the European Parliament setting standardized compensation…