Weather cancellations for US departures: compensation?
Dec 21, 2022, 8:10 pm
#3
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Say I’m booked to fly out of ORD tomorrow. The incoming bad weather causes Ek to cancel the flight. The next two flights out of ORD are booked solid
Hypothetically,
1. I stay at a hotel in ORD until EK finds me space
2. They have space out of SFO
In the First case, am I fully responsible for the hotel costs?
In the second case, am I fully responsible for the positioning flights that get me to SFO from ORD (+any hotel costs)?
Hypothetically,
1. I stay at a hotel in ORD until EK finds me space
2. They have space out of SFO
In the First case, am I fully responsible for the hotel costs?
In the second case, am I fully responsible for the positioning flights that get me to SFO from ORD (+any hotel costs)?
Dec 22, 2022, 4:35 am
#6
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In the US - you're generally on the hook for anything weather related. If departing from Europe, EK would be responsible for hotel accommodation and other "duty of care" items (taxies etc.).
Dec 22, 2022, 6:21 am
#7
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And also, if the flights would been on an European airline (or should I say "Community Carrier" to follow the regulation vocabulary?) then these "duty of care" provisions would apply also for flights from US (to Europe), but alas since EK is from UEA these rules do not apply and I don't think there is anything similar in UAE legislation.
Dec 22, 2022, 5:36 pm
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Say EK's next available seats out of ORD were to be on 12.30.
If I were to find seats from another US airport EK operates to (e.g. IAH) for an earlier date (e.g. 12.24 or 12.25) and were to book, say, a United flight ORD-IAH, could I use the interline agreement EK & UA setup recently to have my bags checked through all the way to DXB (or my final destination) when checking in at ORD?
If I were to find seats from another US airport EK operates to (e.g. IAH) for an earlier date (e.g. 12.24 or 12.25) and were to book, say, a United flight ORD-IAH, could I use the interline agreement EK & UA setup recently to have my bags checked through all the way to DXB (or my final destination) when checking in at ORD?