Originally Posted by
bdward37
Oh last bit of confusion. I'm in the process of filling out my claim for Icelandair and
their claims page has this disclaimer
Based on EC 261 - shouldn't they be paying 600EU for anything above 3 hours? Not 300 for 3 hours, and 600 for 4 hours?
They also have a disclaimer saying they may reduce compensation if the replacement flight arrives within 2 hours of the original flight's scheduled time. I didn't think they had the power to just declare that. Am I missing a detail in EC261?
They are correct on both counts. EU261 is not a simple law to get to grips with, as so much of it is based on precedent rather than being explicitly written in the statute.