Originally Posted by 8420PR
I think airlines can offer what they want to VDB, the EU amounts only apply to IDB's.
That's the impression I get. It's a private agreement between the airline and the pax. If they can persuade Joe Bloggs to offload himself in return for a £10 voucher and a cheese toastie, then good luck to them (and presumably Joe is perfectly happy).
Originally Posted by
NickB
Correct but they need to inform pax of their rights under the Reg, otherwise they would open themselves to additional claims (on the basis that the pax has accepted a lower sum because they were unaware of their rights).
They have to advise
all pax of the mere existence of the Reg via a prominent notice at check-in - regardless of whether they intend to cancel or IDB the flight (Article 14.1).
But I don't think they have to proactively give the volunteer further ammunition in the form of a written notice of his rights (Article 14.2). That's only for 'an air carrier denying boarding or cancelling a flight'. As far as the Commission is concerned, for 'denying boarding' read
IDB.
Originally Posted by Article 4.1
When an operating air carrier reasonably expects to deny boarding on a flight, it shall first call for volunteers to surrender their reservations in exchange for benefits under conditions to be agreed between the passenger concerned and the operating air carrier. Volunteers shall be assisted in accordance with Article 8, such assistance being additional to the benefits mentioned in this paragraph.
Article 8 = Right to reimbursement or re-routing. No mention of compensation (Article 7), no phone calls etc. (9), no obligation to inform (14).
That's my understanding, anyway.