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Old Feb 26, 2026 | 8:16 am
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Originally Posted by kaspars
For the HKG-IST-MUC return, the IST-MUC leg (IST is outside EU, but MUC is EU arrival) is still covered, no?..
IST-MUC is NOT covered by EU261, because the flight starts outside the EU goes into the EU on a non-EU-carrier (TK). If the IST-MUC flight would be Lufthansa it's another story.

the flights HKG-IST-MUC are covered by TK passenger rights instead (https://web.shgm.gov.tr/doc4/shy-passenger.pdf)


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