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Old Jun 12, 2014 | 7:39 am
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Bear with me as I appear to be incredibly thick - I still don't get it! So we have:

a)
Originally Posted by Centipede100
Compensation is payable for cancelled flights unless passengers are offered rerouting allowing them to depart no more than one hour before the scheduled time of departure and to reach their final destination less than two hours after the scheduled time of arrival.
b)
Originally Posted by Centipede100
If you departed up to one hour before your originally scheduled departure time and arrived up to 2 hours later than your scheduled arrival time you would be entitled to 50% of the full €250 i.e. €125.
I've read it three times now and as I understand it:

a) If your flight is cancelled and your replacement flight departs less than an hour earlier or arrives less than two hours later than your original flight would have, then you get nothing.
b) If your flight is cancelled and your replacement flight departs less than an hour earlier or arrives less than two hours later than your original flight would have, then you get 50% of the "regular" amount due.

Surely a) and b) contradict each other, in the sense that there is no possible situation where b) applies that isn't covered by a)?
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