flying_geek

Hi all,

So I am trying to understand what "extraordinary circumstances" are - and if they are even relevant if they occurred on the inbound flight resulting in a delayed departure (which we were on).

Three of us were on BA 206 (MIA-LHR) which was delayed over 3 hours (and landed 3h 17 min behind schedule) - allegedly (and I have no reason to doubt that) the aircraft that was meant to fly LHR-MIA that day was hit by a catering truck and had to be swapped.

Now, while I can see this counting as an extraordinary circumstance for the flight LHR-MIA, my interpretation is that this doesn't apply to the MIA-LHR flight we were on.

The delay resulted in us missing our connection to VIE; and assuming the flight we got booked on now, arrives on time, we will get to Vienna 5 hours late (but certainly more than 4 - pretty much no change this thing will land an hour early)

Do you guys think my interpretation of "extraordinary circumstances" is correct? Should I be entitled to a claim?

Thanks for your opinion and advice