Originally Posted by
PoppaJo
New laws around passenger rights are well overdue. Jetstar in the last few weeks should have been fined tens of millions should we have had similar compensation policies to the EU in force……….
Easyjet delayed us a few years ago 3.5 hours due engineering. I got $2k in compensation.
The downside of such compensation policies is that pilots and engineers are pressured into an injudicious departure to avoid the prospect of a 'delay fine'. For example in your case, if 50 odd other pax received the same compensation for an engineering delay, that's $100,000 that a company with a less than robust safety culture will use to pressure the crew to depart.