Originally Posted by
Crastonts
2. Article 10(2) of Regulation No 261/2004 must be interpreted as meaning that, the price of the ticket to be taken into consideration for the purposes of determining the reimbursement owed to that passenger, where he is downgraded on a flight, is solely the price of the flight itself, to the exclusion of taxes and charges indicated on that ticket, as long as neither the requirement to pay those taxes and charges nor their amount depends on the class for which that ticket has been purchased.
Well this doesn't seem to make total sense. Or maybe it's just not clear - any taxes calculated as a % of the base fare should also be proportionally refunded, no? And it also doesn't make reference to carrier-imposed surcharges, although perhaps those often do depends on the class purchased? (Prob not for F vs. J though...) Maybe there's another ruling on that piece?