Originally Posted by
seenitall
I think AA will claim that EU261 compensation would only apply if the pax insists on getting to PHX -- because compensation amounts are determined by the delay to the final destination on the ticket. But since the pax seems to have voluntarily accepted a reroute to LAS, I don't think AA will pay out anything.
EC261 compensation would probably be denied anyways because the cause is weather. BUT, the duty of care still applies, hence the required offer of the hotel.