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Old Mar 15, 2026 | 4:11 am
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Originally Posted by endet
Under which regulation would this duty to re-route passengers fall? EU261 excludes political situations. How did you determine that they are still selling that flight? The booking form on the website is only an offer. The sale is usually only completed once the payment has been accept.

I am not a fan of how Etihad handles the whole situation. But I am also a fan of facts.
EU261, and its UK equivalent which would be used here, only rules out compensation due to the political situation. Right to care and rerouting is still required.

QR are still selling lots of flights which are extremely unlikely to fly.
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