Originally Posted by
DYKWIA
I suppose they may push it to be a "weather related" issue if there was damage caused by turbulence... but I doubt that would stand up.
It's an open secret here on FT most airlines would try to blame everything and anything unless you seem to know your thing...
That's the problem with EU261/2004 - it exists, but people either don't know it or not well enough or how to push it across against the airline red tape.