Originally Posted by
Crazydre
Exactly; it's not restricted to the same airline unless that's explicitly stated in EC261, which it isn't
They already have (I use a "read" receipt function).
Not article 8 and 9 though.
It doesn't need an explicit ruling; unless otherwise stated, re-booking means re-booking. FWIW the CAA has issued an explicit statement that the lack of own services is NOT a valid excuse not to offer pax a choice between reimbursement and re-routing.
Nonetheless, even before the EC's Guidance regarding the pandemic, you will not find a precedential decision. EW could care less about pronouncements of the NEB's because they have proven themselves toothless in the extreme.
However, with the EC's Guidance in hand, EW can quite contentedly decline to do anything by way of rebooking other than a refund (and that only with a fight).