Originally Posted by
UK019
Tubby, I think it may not be so simple. EU 261 applies to any passenger "Departing from a Member State" so unless I've got it wrong, any return journey from the EU to the UK will qualify. Additionally, I believe Switzerland applies EU261, despite being outside the EU. I'll wager we'll keep it.
According to Wiki, Gibraltar is about the only place exempt.
I thought that the EU261 applies to flights to the EU as well.