Originally Posted by
luvadealme
Dear all, I just received my BA response. My flight arrived exactly 3 hours after original intended time, as confirmed by them (180 mins Total Delay). However they claim 178 minutes is technical fault while 2 mins is due to 'lost time in the air' to quote their response 'Weather factors such as wind speed are outside of our control and therefore we are not liable to pay EU compensation in this case.'
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Should I push back here?
Yes I would push back as others have already stated.
Under EU261 it is the time the doors are opened
and passengers allowed to disembark that stops the clock not when a flight lands or arrives at the gate.