Originally Posted by
eternaltransit
If he is notified he will be downgraded then that means there is a good chance that, on the day, he will not be travelling in F.
If he did turn up, despite having been told there was an equipment swap, but there was another equipment swap back to 3 class and he travelled in the initial booking class, the compensation would not be due - the test is whether he travels in the booked class or not, on the flight booked. If he does, then there is no compensation due. If he doesn't, then if it was involuntary, then compensation is due.
As you say, there is no time component that means compensation is not payable even if he travels in the lower class.
Absolutely - the test is whether , on the day of travel, the passenger travels in the class booked by the passenger - or in a lower class
My point is that the claim made by some , that if the airline notifies of the downgrade in advance that there is no compensation due, is completely false
Compensation would only become paid once travel occurs in the lower cabin
If the passenger decides for other reasons to change date of travel , contacts reservations to rebook and voluntarily books in a lower class - again no compensation