Originally Posted by
flyerCO
Problem is his bags were never tagged to fly on a BA flight. I really dont think the EU rules will apply here as the passenger was rerouted and bags were never intended to fly BA. If they made it onto the BA SFO-LHR then maybe. I just dont see it qualifying. Of course what's a reasonable interpretation of EC261 and what a court rules are two different things.
It was an EU flight once he was rebooked onto BA - regardless, EC261 provides no protection whatsoever for delayed baggage