Originally Posted by
Yoshi212
Does this fall under EU 261 protection? I don't remember the details about when an airline has to tell you about a change but you might fall into a condition where they have to either pay you for the delay or cover your costs for a hotel.
Its a grey area since there is no change to the VCE-CMN flight. Worth inquiring but the priority should be to obtain an acceptable re-routing.
For further information, see
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...61-2004-a.html. While BA related, the advise is applicable to this situation