Thanks for linking that. It seems to suggest though that the four hours applies only if the notification occurred 2 weeks to 7 days prior to departure? Says if more than two weeks notice, no full refund (unless I'm reading it wrong). Here is the passage : https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont...LEX:32004R0261)"Cancellation

"1. In case of cancellation of a flight, the passengers concerned shall:
(c) have the right to compensation by the operating air carrier in accordance with Article 7, unless:
(i) they are informed of the cancellation at least two weeks before the scheduled time of departure; or

(ii) they are informed of the cancellation between two weeks and seven days before the scheduled time of departure and are offered re-routing, allowing them to depart no more than two hours before the scheduled time of departure and to reach their final destination less than four hours after the scheduled time of arrival; or

(iii) they are informed of the cancellation less than seven days before the scheduled time of departure and are offered re-routing, allowing them to depart no more than one hour before the scheduled time of departure and to reach their final destination less than two hours after the scheduled time of arrival."

Notice the "or's" after each clause.

Having said all that, I got a re-rerouting that was 4.5 hours earlier departure than I had booked and with a connection (flight arrival time was similar though), and I submitted for a refund from SAS as it was an option. I guess we'll see if I get it....