Originally Posted by
mc1973
Can anyone confirm if a delay is caused by a fault that delayed the incoming plane then BA cannot hide behind the plane going tech as technically the outgoing flight didn't have a technical fault?
Does that make sense?
You question makes sense, but it is irrelevant when a technical fault occurs as such it is not "Extraordinary Circumstances".
Depending on the lengths of the route and the time delayed, such an event may be eligible for compensation under Regulation 261/2004.
See post #1 for more detail, but a technical fault is a technical fault is a technical fault.