Originally Posted by
blue2002
So... I will be claiming compensation for cancellation and rerouting from CDG to YYZ resulting in a 19:28 delay on arrival. The reason for the original flight's cancellation is "a technical issue". While the APPR compensation is potentially higher, I gather I would be a fool to not settle for what EU261 can get me under the circumstances. Does anybody disagree?
Without knowing all of the details, I would certainly go for the EU261 claim first since AC is likely to use the "safety" excuse anyway.
Again, you know the details here better than us.