Originally Posted by
Dave_C
The only exception to this is journeys starting or ending in the UK. That's because UK261 was adopted into law upon Brexit. There have been reports of Lufthansa trying it on and rejecting claims like this, however you just need to remind them that it's a claim under UK261, not EU261.
Well, UK and several other non-EU member states have adapted EC261-like regulation.
Lucky for
Tony1505, North Macedonia is one of them.
As per
CAA of North Macedonia they consider themselves the responsible body for incidents on ECAA carriers (of which LH is one) on routes from third countries (of which USA is one) to North Macedonia.
This is not much more than the extension of the fob-off tactic we've seen before i.e. the exact "You departed from the UK therefore EC261/2004 doesn't apply and we reject your claim" reply mentioned.
Next steps.
1. Reply to Lufthansa that you are requesting compensation according to regulations in North Macedonia, which do apply to a flight from ORD to SKP.
2. In case of a rejection, complain via the link above.