Originally Posted by
jdcg
I'm getting the full Easyjet experience tonight at GVA. Flight to LGW cancelled with 3 hours notice. Switched to LTN flight and that now 2 hours late. Will mean Thameslink to London and, while wife gets taxi home to Hackney, I have to go on to LGW to pick up the car and then drive home, as she needs it first thing... what are the odds on getting the full EU261 compensation?
I see from the tracker they claim 'exceptional circumstances' as it was an ATC restriction which caused the crew to go out of hours. When they use those words, it usually means they don't intend to pay.
But, depending on the precise circumstances, you may be able to argue that they should have had more operational resilience.
I hope that you, your wife, and your car, eventually got home.