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[TartinTon]

Originally Posted by lfc84

In which case they pay expenses.
The point is that they're complaining about compensation payments. Those events are within the airline's control

Why should the airline have to pay expenses for weather events? The whole thing has got out of control and is strongly veering into the US blame culture where nobody has personal responsibility any more. Sh*t happens and it's not the airlines responsibilty to be the insurer of last resort regardless of what the EU (or anyone else for that matter) might think.

[jmdavies86]

Originally Posted by BA318

but often the expenses caused or lost can be much more than the cost of the air fare. If I lose a day of holiday or a trip because of a delay that has a substantial cost to me - least of all in my time.

So, it's only fair and reasonable then to expect the train operating companies to be forced to pay out for hotels, meals, etc. if/when they cancel and/or delay a journey that results in a substantial cost being incurred to the passenger?

They don't/aren't obliged to do so at the moment, are they...?

[Flightrider]

“Thanks to EU261 [the EU regulation that still applies in the UK], anyone buying an airline ticket in the UK receives the equivalent of fully comprehensive, extended warranty insurance to go with it.

“It means that delays and cancellations – to which regional routes flying in and out of airports with few navigational aids and often with no instrument landing system are more prone – result in huge costs for airlines.

“Lately, we’ve seen a much higher frequency of extreme weather events and, of course, hotel costs and the like have skyrocketed with inflation.”

Mr Hinkles, who was addressing the Royal Aeronautical Society in Prestwick, contrasted airline compensation levels with those offered by other forms of transport.

He said: "If you’re on a ferry, the operator has to contribute a maximum of £70 towards your overnight costs. If you’re on a train, any compensation and right-to-care is linked to the cost of your ticket.

That's from the press article - which seems very much more taking aim at right-to-care costs than compensation for events where the airline is at fault.

[LGS6753]

Originally Posted by BA318

but often the expenses caused or lost can be much more than the cost of the air fare. If I lose a day of holiday or a trip because of a delay that has a substantial cost to me - least of all in my time.

I’d rather see the regulations toughened up and carriers who don’t pay out legitimate claims should be forced to pay double. Far too many reject claims that are within the law.

There is a concept of "consequential loss", which is generally excluded from freely-entered-into contracts. It's not the airline's fault that you have booked a Rolls to take you to see an expensive concert (or whatever), so why should they have to pay?

[Windmill Wiz]

Originally Posted by Hearmenow

- didn't the new CEO state he wanted to expand the business when he took over?

He said the same when he took over at Specialist Aviation Services on 3rd June 2019. 4 years of leadership later the company went into administration.

[jmdavies86]

Originally Posted by Windmill Wiz

He said the same when he took over at Specialist Aviation Services on 3rd June 2019. 4 years of leadership later the company went into administration.

Well, he announced just over a month ago that they were cutting back routes in order to improve operational performance.

https://www.laranews.net/loganair-an...l-performance/

[Ascupart]

Looking at passenger numbers for the first four months of the year Loganair seems to be going gangbusters. Where is all this additional traffic coming from?


Flights and Pax Jan-Apr