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Old Oct 27, 2023 | 11:52 am
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aristoph
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Originally Posted by PAL62V
I thought that you lose the right to EC261 if you cancel the booking ie - not accept the replacement flight and simply get your money back. Doesn't EC261 only kick in if the OP takes the offered (or another) flight that gets them into NCE later (or earlier!) than the time limit allowed?
Trust c-w-s.

And think it through. The legislation covers cancellations and delays. If you lose the right to compensation if you refuse an alternative flight (that arrives well past when the delay compensation would kick in) then it is pointless for cancellations, isn't it?

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