Originally Posted by
Fabo.sk
I was thinking especially in relation to the reason for the delay. If you are delayed from FRA for reasons of weather for example, you are not getting compensated no matter what, so there's no point in even considering it. If the plane broke down in FRA, and took 5 hours to fix, on the other hand, might be worth staying the extra 4 hours in CDG to get the 250.
Oh definitely in that case. Thank you for helping bring some clarity to my thoughts - all of which is hopefully nothing more than a hypothetical consideration. But I am a fan of contingency planning - or at least of not making bad decisions under "pressure".