Originally Posted by
Less Hair
Why did you board for an EU destination knowing you had your Schengen days used up? I would not have boarded. The airline should have compensated you and rebook you to the next Gibraltar flight.
Because the handling agent in London did not know about the 90 days out of 180 rule for British citizens in Schengen. When I told the handling agent at the gate about the rule, they phoned their boss who decided I was talking rubbish. The choices from the handling agent at the gate were either get on the plane or abandon travel and forfeit the cost of the ticket.
Even after explaining the issue at length to captain on arrival and his then discussing for a while with airline head office, the only option offered was "we can fly you home if you want", but no offer of a seat the next day to the original planned non-Schengen destination. Didn't seem like a good deal to me !