Shack37
I don't 'know everything' but I try and inform myself before I post. The new rules are freely available to anybody who wants to study them.
Striparella above is also wrong when he/she says the airline can technically give out nada.
in the event of long delays (two hours or more, depending on the distance of the flight), passengers must in every case be offered free meals and refreshments plus two free telephone calls, telex or fax messages, or e-mails;
if the time of departure is deferred until the next day, passengers must also be offered hotel accommodation and transport between the airport and the place of accommodation;
From The European Commission's
website