EU Compensation 261

srh · 1 Sep 19, 04:40 PM

I'm after any help, particularly if anyone has any experience of this type of claim as it is as clear as mud to me!

I have read this already,
eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ...4R0261:en:HTML

My son had a ticket booked through Virgin Atlantic for a flight routing LHR - JFK - TPA and his flight was repeatedly cancelled from JFK. He arrived more than 24 hours late into TPA.

The JFK to TPA part of his flight - the cancelled sector - was with Delta but on a VA through ticket.

Is he able to make a claim for EU compensation, or indeed any other compensation?

skalexander · 1 Sep 19, 04:43 PM

What was the cause of the delay? That is highly relevant to compensation entitlement.

srh · 1 Sep 19, 04:53 PM

The initial cancellation was weather, however further cancellations and flight consolidations occurred. No explanations were given for further cancellations. The flight that eventually got them to TPA was delayed due to traffic.

srh · 1 Sep 19, 04:55 PM

At one stage, one of the flights was delayed due to no aircraft being available.

Omega1 · 1 Sep 19, 05:06 PM

In principle, if you book a through ticket with a single locator code, commencing in the eu, with an onward connection in a non eu country, on a non eu airline, then eu261 applies. However, the complication is multiple delays for different reasons - some eligible, some not. If the first delay was weather related (not eligible) and then subsequently cancelled for operational reasons eg flight crew out of hours, no plane, etc then that would be eligible. Somewhere in the scenario you describe, it is likely there is an eligible reason. Worth trying a claim, but be prepared to be tenacious.

srh · 1 Sep 19, 05:10 PM

Thanks very much, that is the way I was thinking.

Warkman58 · 1 Sep 19, 07:01 PM

What do you want compensation for? Hotel room? Food? Or just that you think he�s entitled to money?

srh · 1 Sep 19, 07:23 PM

Only the standard EU261 compensation, nothing else.

Guest · 1 Sep 19, 11:07 PM

If it was a delay due to weather (i.e. it was the actual flight he should have got that was delayed by weather) them EU261 doesn't apply and it's airline compensation and travel insurance you need to revert to

1 Sep 19, 04:40 PM	#1
	1 Sep 19, 04:40 PM srh slightly serious Dibber
srh slightly serious Dibber Join Date: Dec 14	EU Compensation 261 I'm after any help, particularly if anyone has any experience of this type of claim as it is as clear as mud to me! I have read this already, eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ...4R0261:en:HTML My son had a ticket booked through Virgin Atlantic for a flight routing LHR - JFK - TPA and his flight was repeatedly cancelled from JFK. He arrived more than 24 hours late into TPA. The JFK to TPA part of his flight - the cancelled sector - was with Delta but on a VA through ticket. Is he able to make a claim for EU compensation, or indeed any other compensation? __________________ Srh

1 Sep 19, 04:53 PM	#3
	1 Sep 19, 04:53 PM srh slightly serious Dibber Thread Starter
srh Thread Starter slightly serious Dibber Join Date: Dec 14	The initial cancellation was weather, however further cancellations and flight consolidations occurred. No explanations were given for further cancellations. The flight that eventually got them to TPA was delayed due to traffic. __________________ Srh

1 Sep 19, 04:55 PM	#4
	1 Sep 19, 04:55 PM srh slightly serious Dibber Thread Starter
srh Thread Starter slightly serious Dibber Join Date: Dec 14	At one stage, one of the flights was delayed due to no aircraft being available. __________________ Srh

1 Sep 19, 05:06 PM	#5
	1 Sep 19, 05:06 PM Omega1 Imagineer
Omega1 Imagineer Join Date: Jan 08	In principle, if you book a through ticket with a single locator code, commencing in the eu, with an onward connection in a non eu country, on a non eu airline, then eu261 applies. However, the complication is multiple delays for different reasons - some eligible, some not. If the first delay was weather related (not eligible) and then subsequently cancelled for operational reasons eg flight crew out of hours, no plane, etc then that would be eligible. Somewhere in the scenario you describe, it is likely there is an eligible reason. Worth trying a claim, but be prepared to be tenacious.

1 Sep 19, 05:10 PM	#6
	1 Sep 19, 05:10 PM srh slightly serious Dibber Thread Starter
srh Thread Starter slightly serious Dibber Join Date: Dec 14	Thanks very much, that is the way I was thinking. __________________ Srh

1 Sep 19, 07:23 PM	#8
	1 Sep 19, 07:23 PM srh slightly serious Dibber Thread Starter
srh Thread Starter slightly serious Dibber Join Date: Dec 14	Only the standard EU261 compensation, nothing else. __________________ Srh

1 Sep 19, 11:07 PM	#9
	1 Sep 19, 11:07 PM Guest Guest
Guest Guest	If it was a delay due to weather (i.e. it was the actual flight he should have got that was delayed by weather) them EU261 doesn't apply and it's airline compensation and travel insurance you need to revert to