Originally Posted by deissi

Mpkz, I am not sure whether you are more familiar with Hong Kong law than I am, but I would be surprised if it is not possible to invoke EU legislation in Hong Kong.In accordance with conflict of law rules (and choice of law clauses), it is entirely ordinary that a court in, say, Nepal will apply the laws of a foreign jurisdiction such as EU/Finland. Whether or not the court in Hong Kong will have jurisdiction is a matter of Hong Kong law, and the OP may also face difficulties in enforcing a HK award against Finnair.

As far as the 3 month limitation goes under Nordic law, Finnair's position is not entirely without merit. There is of course no such thing as "Nordic law", but Finnish contract law is to a great extent similar to the other contract laws of other Nordic countries. The Swedish Supreme Court has held that a passenger must submit a notification (fi: reklamaatio / sv: reklamation) of his/her delay claim to the airline within a reasonable period of time (and that 2 months is always a reasonable period of time). Failure to submit a notification results in the passenger forfeiting his/her right to compensation. This is what Finnair is referring to when refusing to pay out.

It should be emphasized that this is a Swedish Supreme Court ruling, and is as such not directly applicable under Finnish law / before a Finnish court.