Originally Posted by
Vaclav
Should you not be getting EUR 600 cash for the delay/cancellation?
I do not recall the reason for the delay but the EU regulations are quite precise and the compensation is more favourable to pax.
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It depends. If the delay was weather related or caused by labor action the delay definitely is outside ACīs control and no compensation is due.
If it was a mechanical issue AC will probaby claim the same, however there have been court ruling which say otherwise, but you may still have a hard time getting the compensation.
If the delay was due to pilots calling in sick you may have a case, but I doubt AC will present this as the official reason for the delay.
In theory the compensation outlined in the EU regs. are very nice, but except for overbooking / IDB situations I havenīt come across an airline which will voluntarily offer any meaningful compensationl