I agree, I don't think BA in this case was responsible for the entire delay but they did contribute to it. If the flight had left with less than an hour delay the fuel issue in AMS would not have started yet. If the 1st officer did not have to be changed after doors close we could have been ok.

That said, AMS was responsible but there is no way to claim from them. Only the party who has a contract with them could make a claim. So maybe if the scope of the regulation gets expanded to all events except weather and the airline can further claim from other parties involved, that would have been a way to compensate for the less than ideal experience yesterday.

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