Originally Posted by Jasper2009

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