Originally Posted by
ffay005
Btw, those of you who know EC261 really well. If I accept the gift card, can I still go to Kuluttajariitalautakunta and try to get €250 or at least €200? Article 12 would hint in this direction, but I'm not 100 % sure about it.
"Tämän asetuksen säännöksiä on sovellettava siten, ettei rajoiteta matkustajan oikeutta muuhun korvaukseen. Tämän asetuksen nojalla myönnetty korvaus voidaan vähentää tällaisesta korvauksesta."
You'll probably find that there are weasel words in small print somewhere on the gift card that will make it considerably less likely for any lawyer to pick up your case.
Out of curiosity: how far ahead did you get notification of Norra canceling your flight? I'm scheduled to fly out with them to STO on the last flight of the evening in about a month. Did they try to proactively offer you an earlier flight or were you left to wait at the gate for the plane not to show up?