Originally Posted by
zebranz
A3 603/29 May Delay (LHR-ATH)
No reason for delay on Expert Flyer. Can anyone advise the reason for the delay as connection missed and overnight stay required for 30 May flight. Want to know if EC261 applies. Tks.
I don't know about your flight, but my friend was on LHR-ATH the day before and they took an 80 minute delay on takeoff due to the French ATC strike, so maybe that is still ongoing. In his case there was no EC261 compensation of course but, because he had a through ticket, he was rerouted and given a hotel and meals.
Your flight was 1hr42 late into ATH so, unless you had a connecting flight on the same ticket you are not going to get any assistance, whatever the reason for the delay. The EC261 compensation only kicks in if you are delayed more than 3hrs on a flight of that length. If you had a connection then it all depends on the reason for the delay. A3 are usually pretty good at giving out such information. The inbound flight was on time into LHR. Did nobody mention the reason at all?