Originally Posted by AnselmAdorne
AC 882 last Friday night. The flight left the gate and returned to the gate with a mechanical problem. According to my wife, AC asked the passengers to stay in the IFT, handed out snacks and blankets, and loaded everyone back on a new aircraft the next morning, 10.5 hours late. On arrival at CDG, they each got a credit for $100 on a future AC ticket.
Wow, $100 credit
, and asked to stay overnight on blankets in the terminal? Sh*t happens? I'd be screaming for alot more. On the other hand, even the new EU rules only require the carrier to provide transportation and hotel accomodation, as well as meals and phone calls. So, the $100 compensation is in lieu of being asked to stay on blankets. I'd be asking for and expecting alot more.