Originally Posted by
Havoc10G
It doesn't make any sense for compensation to be for the entire journey regardless of which segment was down graded. You should receive compensation for the leg that was affected. If it was meant to be punitive then airlines would probably insist the non EU leg of any trip be issued on a separate ticket so as not to pay a punitive amount.
Your analogy is misplaced. The compensation for involuntary downgrade is supposed to be somewhat punitive since the airline is not providing what was booked and paid for in the first instance by the passenger.