Originally Posted by
davidjohnson6
The aim is to make the overall system more flexible (and more commercial for airlines) while still keeping the same level of protection to those passengers who want protection, and not significantly increase costs for airline or passenger
I think the idea falls down because airlines charge a premium for flexibility. EU261 compensation is only payable with less than 2 weeks notice, so you’re suggesting masking the ticket “stand-by”, or “unconfirmed” inside the 14 day window? So airlines could publish a theoretical schedule, cancel the flight close to departure and not be liable?
It would be interesting to know how many flexible tickets were actually changed, pre-COVID. As there already seems very straightforward ways for passengers to buy cheap, inflexible or less cheap flexible fares.