Originally Posted by
Frequentflyer99
Can anyone assist with the recorded reason for the cancellation of the BA2721 today (24 Jun)? EF is showing OPEY. Does that mean they will definitely accept an Eu261 claim (I have read on another thread that the Y should mean it is eligible)?
OPEY indeed includes a Y for EC261 eligible. OPE means operational, probably staff shortage. HAL have asked airlines to cut capacity, but they gave 3 weeks notice of this. If it was in this category it would show OPEN and there have been a few of those around (e.g. when flow rates were cut). You will probably get half payment for going early, particularly given that was the flight that the Disruption page showed for you. There is a debate upthread about this, but this is what would be paid by BA, rightly or wrongly. BA can pay in either GBP or EUR or quite a few other currencies via Swift, the detault in your case is GBP and that will typically be faster than alternative currencies.