Originally Posted by
corporate-wage-slave
YProceed carefully since you need to give them the chance to rebook you better than their current offer.
Strictly speaking, I do not think that this is correct. Under the regulation, it is for the airline to offer rerouting, not for the passenger to beg for alternative rerouting to that which is offered. The passenger has been offered rerouting which is not early enough to pre-empt compensation under the terms of Art 5; that should be enough. That said, it certainly does no harm to be seen to have been proactive in attempting to reach a solution should the matter end up in litigation. So, yes, the advice to speak to them about the rerouting is eminently sensible. But I do not think that it is a sine qua non within the terms of Reg 261/2004.