Originally Posted by
Drive4it
20.6.22 CFU to BHX ARRIVED 3HRS 45MIN late,
The captains announcement was the crew that were meant to fly had ran out of hours, so they needed a stand by crew. Ive got audio of the captain saying this on his announcement
Jet2 rejected my claim due to extraditinary circumstances out there control, delays from third parties, for ex air traffic control, baggage handling etc.
I think you have your answer there, the Captain said the previous crew ran out of hours. But they will have run out of hours for the reason the airline said "delays from third parties, for ex air traffic control, baggage handling etc"
If the crew had run out of hours because of a maintenance delay that's a different scenario, the airline would likely be liable for EU-261.
The fact the delay was eventually caused by the crew going out of hours, does not automatically make the airline liable. Another example would be bad weather, causing the crew to go out of hours, airline not liable.