Originally Posted by
8420PR
The ECJ ruled (against Iberia) that if you present yourself for boarding on your connecting flight (i.e. at the gate when boarding hasn't finished) but your seat has been given away, then you are due the full IDB compensation.
Maybe this is a easier way to get the compensation than contesting the 'enroute delays'.
I don't remember whether we actually made it to the gate before boarding had finished, but I remember clearly that the plane had not left the gate yet. From what I remember we were met at our arrival gate by airline representatives who first urged us to hustle, then another representative who informed us that we were unable to board the plane and re-directed us to the airline desk. We thus never made any attempt to show up at the gate and board the orginal flight.