Originally Posted by
Shona
A court in the UK might be convenient to a passenger happening to reside in one the three separate legal jurisdictions making up the UK ( England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)-although just because the claimant was resident in either wouldnt mean that such a UK court would accept jurisdiction to hear such a dispute for this air carriage that has no apparent connection with a UK departure or arrival point.
An air carrier might know that even if a litigiously inclined passenger didnt.
(Obtaining financial recovery for the (full) lost opportunity of taking several hours off work to go to court would be highly problematic/unlikely in any event in a UK "small claims" process).
Again, I don't know the details of the UK court system, but in the US and in particular in individual states, as long as the defendant does any business in that jurisdiction, legal action can be taken against them. For example, if a Florida resident purchased an AZ FCO-LIN ticket while in Florida (even if it's online) and that flight was canceled and AZ didn't issue a refund, because AZ does business in Florida, they can be sued in Florida.
It's worth it for the OP to look into it.