Originally Posted by LondonElite

It's a bit different in Europe, thanks (?) to EC261/2004, but there is inherent risk in air travel everywhere, and no carrier will promise to get you from A to B by a certain time. So, plan your meetings, weddings, ballgames accordingly, and understand that there is always the possibility that things don't work out the way they should. As was said upthread, fully-flex tickets and good travel insurance are there for a reason.