How would I know if it’s true or not? The station manager said the aircraft went tech. At check in they said the aircraft went tech. I didn’t receive any support from them (booked my own hotel, transport, etc.) and when they rebooked me they got it wrong, forcing me to intervene. I was informed a day before travel of the cancellation and arrived home 24h late. Are you saying that Swiss (LX) can apply this logic on all non-EU flights as they please, claim “extraordinary circumstances” and never have to pay any compensation to passengers? How is this fair?