Originally Posted by
Van_Looy
While that's true, if part of the ticket, the train segment is part of the contract with the airline and is subject to travel law, including reimbursement and compensation. For example $$651 in Germany.
That's true but a different point. And clearly, some travel bloggers and posters are not seeing the difference as clearly as you do.
I would also argue that it generally riskier and more difficult to get compensated without EC261. You writing about a "reasonable" amount indicates to me it is more of a gray area....