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Nov 6, 2023 | 11:32 am

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Originally Posted by PAL62V

1. Do I have my facts correct in that each passenger is owed £220 under EC261?
2. If so, given the facts as laid out here (and I was advised on FT that being cancelled this far out from departure date, EC261 would almost certainly apply) should I refuse the 'offer' and demand the full payment?
3. What are BA likely to try and do if I refuse the offer, given that this seems a fairly clear cut case?

I'm not sure if you have seen the other posts, but all of a sudden we have seen multiple reports of 75% settlement offers to avoid an adjudication process. It's up to you whether to stay the course or not, but to my mind this is a tactic from BA to clear their backlog quickly. As far as I can tell you appear to have a robust case based on £220.