Originally Posted by
warakorn
It's not to easy for the EU Parliament to change a law and apply it retroactively. Basically, the parliament would need to scrap or rewrite EC261/2004 article 8, which (today) requires the airline to issue a full refund.
If the EU parliament pushes through a retroactive change, you can bet that pax and claim agencies will challenge that at the European Court of Justice.
I never said that the law would be changed. All I said is that airlines are seeking some relief from EC261.
The way I read the Commission notice is that airlines get some relief by clear waiving of the compensation and some leeway on rerouting "at the earliest opportunity".
I have several flights booked on different airlines, so I do hope for refund. I will be happy when I see the money on my credit card.
What will happen to airlines and the rest of the economy is quite unpredictable though.