Originally Posted by
jkallet
CDG-EWR 55 flight cancelled due to mechanical issues.
Got an email from UA offering me $925 in FFC. ....
Was this a refund? But a refund on a cancellation should be back to the original mode of payment, not a FFC.
Or compensation for the inconvenience? Common for higher elites to get more. But both of these are well above the norm.
Was it an FFC or ETC? Generally an ETC is for compensation. FFC are for voluntary cancellations.
Originally Posted by
jkallet
Does this negate the EU 261? Is it possible to get both? ...
If this is not a EC261 offer and does not sound like it is, you can also claim EC261 compensation while accepting the inconvenience compensation.
EC261 comp requires offer of cash but allows an alternative offer of an ETC (typically $1,000 for a cancellation)
All in all, there are things that do not make sense.