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[*] if you were one of the early flyers and had your ticket revoked by UA, then a positive ruling by DOT would almost certainly bring you compensation for your loss. You couldn't have compensation from the European regulation as well, even if it were possible to enforce the regulation retroactively. [/LIST]
The whole issue rests on whether or not United can cry 'mistake' to DOT and be allowed to void our contracts, if we fly we fly on the contracts we entered into when purchasing our flights, it's not a case of new contracts suddenly coming into existence if DOT rule that we can fly.
If United can't void the contracts everyone who has been denied boarding
has and always has had a valid reservation as defined by EU261, therefore they are and always have been covered by the regulation.
Airlines can not, and hopefully never will be able to, avoid EU261 by simply voiding a ticket, advising a passenger that they won't be boarding their scheduled flight, then reinstating their ticket 30 minutes later
