The 2017 BA compensation thread: Your guide to Regulation EC261/2004
Mar 8, 2017, 7:23 am
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It's a bit hard to find out now. The info is only publicly available / traceable for a few days. What was mentioned by the flight crew?
It's a bit hard to find out now. The info is only publicly available / traceable for a few days. What was mentioned by the flight crew?
Mar 8, 2017, 7:36 am
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Currently sat on the delay BA209 as a baggage handler has driven into our aircraft and we have a 'dint' - I am assuming that will come under safety and therefore be ineligible if this keeps delaying?
When the pilot sounds fed up you know you are in for a long wait!!
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When the pilot sounds fed up you know you are in for a long wait!!
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Mar 8, 2017, 7:40 am
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These are not extraordinary circumstances.
Mar 8, 2017, 7:49 am
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Mar 8, 2017, 8:24 am
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Slightly off topic,but I need a little help.Mrs rapidex was delayed out of BKK on her way home with Finnair.This caused her to miss her HEL-LHR connection and forced an overnight in HEL.She was delayed about 12 hours,and put in a claim under EU261 for 600 Euros,which Finnair acknowledged receipt of.
We have been ignored by Finnair since,and as Finnair do not participate in CEDR,we wish to send a letter before action.Anybody have an UK address for Finnair?They have lots of form on this matter,but the ticket was purchased in the UK for LHR-HEL-BKK-HEL-LHR so I assume the UK courts have jurisdiction.
We have been ignored by Finnair since,and as Finnair do not participate in CEDR,we wish to send a letter before action.Anybody have an UK address for Finnair?They have lots of form on this matter,but the ticket was purchased in the UK for LHR-HEL-BKK-HEL-LHR so I assume the UK courts have jurisdiction.
Mar 8, 2017, 9:11 am
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Mar 8, 2017, 9:20 am
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Mar 8, 2017, 10:45 am
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BA1321 is a flight code I do know by heart! That's NCL-LHR, and yes it's tends to be best to make a note of what the captain said in his first address to the cabin as to the cause of the delay, thereafter we have about 3 days to find out online, after that it vanishes from public websites. It can take a few weeks for claims to get a response, but you can ring up Customer Relations if you want to speed things up, or use Twitter.
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I believe the day earlier, Saturday the 11th, there was some mix fleet strike causing a little disruption, but this is pure speculation on the delay from my side.
Mar 8, 2017, 11:01 am
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OK that figures since that flight plugs into the night stop and the crew must take the night stop hours even if the crew themselves want to get moving, which typically they do - they'll be late getting home. But in any case this is eligible for EC261.
Mar 9, 2017, 4:45 am
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What concerns me is Saturday the 11th was one of the strike days. So could they use this as an excuse not to pay me? Strike knock on effect?
Mar 9, 2017, 4:48 am
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Sure, I assume the same. The Saturday night arrival or BA1336 should have been 1845, flight stats reports it arrived gate at 2010. Thats only 1hr 25 min late. Not that major. The sunday morning departure of BA1321 was 0750. I have no idea what rest time is needed but surely 12hrs is enough. On arrival at check at 0630 I was told out right there is a 2hr delay on the flight due to crew rest.
What concerns me is Saturday the 11th was one of the strike days. So could they use this as an excuse not to pay me? Strike knock on effect?
What concerns me is Saturday the 11th was one of the strike days. So could they use this as an excuse not to pay me? Strike knock on effect?
Mar 9, 2017, 6:58 am
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A possible EU261 case here that I'm not sure about.
I am (was) on tomorrow afternoons BA2763 at 18:50, now cancelled and proactively rebooked on to the BA2765 at 21:15.
My ticket is AMS-LGW/LHR-ORD, continuing on Saturday in F as a (long) transfer, not a stopover.
I had plans for tomorrow evening which are now screwed up and I'd rather just go AMS-LHR and onward on Saturday. Obviously BA would allow the rebooking but I would not arrive in ORD any later than originally planned.
The question is, is the cancelled BA2763 EU261 eligible? That would at least cover the hotel in AMS and the car hire in LGW that I will now forfeit.
I am (was) on tomorrow afternoons BA2763 at 18:50, now cancelled and proactively rebooked on to the BA2765 at 21:15.
My ticket is AMS-LGW/LHR-ORD, continuing on Saturday in F as a (long) transfer, not a stopover.
I had plans for tomorrow evening which are now screwed up and I'd rather just go AMS-LHR and onward on Saturday. Obviously BA would allow the rebooking but I would not arrive in ORD any later than originally planned.
The question is, is the cancelled BA2763 EU261 eligible? That would at least cover the hotel in AMS and the car hire in LGW that I will now forfeit.
Mar 9, 2017, 7:04 am
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I can't see this as eligible, if this is one booking, since unless I've misunderstood something here, you are leaving later, arriving at the same time, so no compensation in that scenario.
Mar 9, 2017, 7:10 am
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They have given no reason, just a text message to go to MMB and accept the rebooking, which when I tried to do does not actually show any choice in the matter.
All a bit shoddy really.