Originally Posted by
hugolover
I cannot understand how a cancellation is any different to a delay in terms of why compensation should be any different. As the legislation stands, for short-haul arriving at a destination over 2 hours delayed due to a cancellation provides €250 whereas for a delay there is no compensation unless over 3 hours. I do not see the logic as the longer delay is much more inconvenient.
Delays were never part of the original legislation - it was only once airlines started trying to effectively cancel a flight by doing thingd such as delaying it for 24 hours , that the court ruled that delays were eligible
There is a big difference between a delay and an airline choosing to cancel a flight