Barely Drone Related - Compensation?
Yesterday I travelled MAD - LTN and was delayed 3h15 on departure time.
I understand that compensation isn't payable for Gatwick flights but for LTN? Aircraft and crew LTN based so no connection with Gatwick except for swimming in the same pond - so would the "Unforseen circumatances" clause still apply? If not just how far removed from the problem can an airlline claim exemption as a knock-on effect? If there's a terrorist event in Tel Aviv and as a result crew are out of kilter so the Glasgow is canx I can't imagine that would be a valid excuse - or would it? An unscrupulous company (I'm not suggesting this at all) could milk that one for days.
I'll have a go anyway but ATC and slot delays due to a problam at an unrelated airfield seems to be stretching it a bit far to me.
Any views on this?