Originally Posted by RobOnLI

I'm not a lawyer so I can't argue as such. But it's pretty clear that a major snowstorm has knock on effects and many days of delays and cancellations which is not unique to EWR but happens at airports all over the world. Any cancellation due to weather will not be met with EC261/2004 payout as I believe a) it meets the criteria of exceptional circumstance; and 2) it's outside of UA's control. They do not control EWR. Now, again, if there's a reasonable delay/cancellation within UA's control then obviously the rule would apply. ...