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Jul 4, 2016 | 2:27 pm

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Siberian_Viktorya

Join Date: Jul 2015

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Originally Posted by rossmacd

I am assuming you are more used to North American carriers?

In Europe, carriers are bound by EU regulation for air passenger consumer protection, called EC261/2004, where the carrier must provide accommodation for significant (overnight) delays in any circumstance (weather, technical, crew availability etc). Meals and communication expenses are usually covered also.

The North American carriers (when not flying in and out of the EU) are not held up to the same level of consumer protection.

More information here: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/briti...61-2004-a.html

wow, I didn't realize "weather" was part of those EU regulations.

Will BA still have to abide by those regulations once the UK officially exits the EU?

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