GUIDE: EC or UK261 / EC 261/2004 “EU” complaints, compensation and AA
The scope of UK 261 is for all flights departing from the UK. It only applies for flights arriving in the UK if the carrier is a Community or UK air carrier. Is AA considered a "Community" or "UK" air carrier? I don't know enough about how AA is licensed in the UK to answer this question.
This Regulation shall apply:
(a)to passengers departing from an airport located in
[F1the United Kingdom
];
[F2(b)to passengers departing from an airport located in a country other than the United Kingdom to an airport situated in—
(i)the United Kingdom if the operating air carrier of the flight concerned is a Community carrier or a UK air carrier; or
(ii)the territory of a Member State to which the Treaty applies if the operating air carrier of the flight concerned is a UK air carrier,
unless the passengers received benefits or compensation and were given assistance in that other country.
]
Last edited by sxpsxpsxp; Sep 30, 2022 at 8:59 am
Reason: Fixed a typo