Originally Posted by
Dave Noble
I am not disputing that there be necessity to the purchases - the OP was posting the question about getting compensation based on the flawed understanding that the airline was not responsible at a home location.
I suspect that rather than viewing the legislation in a binary manner, as some consistently seem to, the OP has a very clear understanding of the real-life practicalities of the MC and has sensibly queried what they should do when their actions could otherwise be construed as unreasonable.
c-w-s has, as always, explained this perfectly. It's one of the things FT is really good at - taking an individual circumstance and providing tailored advice rather than just rely on a black and white interpretation or indulge in semantics.