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Old Jul 24, 2021 | 3:28 pm
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Originally Posted by studentflyer96
- Is there an EU261 (or equivalent) angle which they could benefit from here? To cover some of the SQ ticket...
Originally Posted by corporate-wage-slave
EC261 - no, that's not going to happen and for about a dozen reasons. For starters I presume they had at least 2 weeks notice of this, moreover I think it was well known that airlines are being forced to doing this by the actions of the Australian governments.
I would disagree and said maybe.

I am not saying CWS is incorrect. Of course, to qualify for EC261/2004, you must meet all the criteria. But the Australian Government's action is insufficient per se to escape EC261/2004. At the minimum, BA is aware of the Australian Government's quota. BA can in fact choose not to overbook the flight to meet the quota.

Previously, ECJ has ruled that a planned strike is not considered as a getaway for EC261/2004. So using the same logic here, I don't believe the oz excuse stands here.

But again - as CWS said, you still have other criteria to follow.
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