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It's also worth mentioning that it's the airports who'll have to finance the equipment, but the airlines who'll be bearing the compensation (EU261) claims.
This is the essence of it. While EU261 is well intended from a consumer point of view, it is fundamentally flawed that it puts the blame squarely on the airlines, and does not include service providers (airports, ATC, etc) higher up the food chain. Airports are natural monopolies, no matter whether ownership is public or private, and will only spend money on things they are compeled to do so.