The airliner is not liable for missing a connecting flight if the air traveler organized such separately

Air travelers made two separate reservations for two flights with the same airliner, with the combination of the two flights intended to bring the passengers to their final destination. The first flight was delayed, and the passengers missed the continuing flight, thus reaching the destination late.
The Court rejected the claim for compensation and held that where the airline offers two flights under the same reservation (one from the point of origin and the other, a connection flight to the destination), and the airline sets the time for each flight segment, a delay in one segment causing passengers to miss the connection will be considered a “cancelled flight”, obligating the airliner to compensate. In this case, the passengers chose by themselves to combine two flights of the same airline and thus, the airline is not subject to any liability due to the delay.