http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/...st/7607633.stm

So Ryanair are cancelling a bunch of flights with less than 4 weeks notice. They are blaming the Boeing strike!

I would say this is ripe for EEC compensation given the alternatives available to Ryanair - plenty of aircraft sat in the desert they could use - plenty of other airlines lease additional aircraft when required.

This is EXACTLY the sort of scenario the EEC scheme was setup for. Protecting passengers from the additional costs incurred when an airline simply decides to cancel flights.