Originally Posted by
kevinflyaway
If your ticket actually says business for the short segment, can you not consider it as a downgrade. Its to easy to say business, but then ow sorrythey only have Y and offer nothing. And legallyI dont think it's that clear cut, IF in fact business was stated on the ticket for that segment
First to clarify, nobody is suggesting that what happened to the OP is right, and certainly not myself. The question is 1) what is the actual legal issue (you think downgrade, I think misselling), and 2) how best to have the op's rights upheld accordingly. Re-downgrade, sure, you could consider it (I personally don't think it would be the right angle to pursue) but that is entirely irrelevant for EC261 purposes. Again, EC261 only gives you recourse against the operating airline. The operating airline is not "touchable" from the point of view of EC261 in this itinerary, and that is basically the end of the story.
I think that the recourse of the OP would likely be against Expedia, which would likely file back against AF. I suspect Comair is entirely innocent in that story but even if they are not, EC261 is simply not a way to hold them accountable.