Originally Posted by
rylan
But, yes you should go for EU261 comp since your AMS-JFK flight was canceled.
What was the ultimate impact/delay in your arrival to JFK?
It's worth a shot but the OP will get denied by DL and KL. Outside EU to outside EU flights, even connecting in the EU on an EU carrier, are not covered by EU261 for some crazy reason.
To me a cancelled flight such as AMS-JFK is clearly an EU261 bonafide request for compensation. But that's not what EU261 law allows for. If the OP originates in a non-covered EU261 airport (e.g. EZE), then all of EU261 is out the window.
The only way OP can claim EU261 in this scenario is if AMS-JFK was booked on a separate ticket, which it sounds like it wasn't.
-RM