According to EU compensation rules, can you refund one leg of the journey but reroute the other?

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In the case of the flight cancellation, EC261 requires airlines to give passengers the choice of:

  • re-routing
  • later rerouting at the passenger's convenience
  • a refund of the ticket

In case of cancellation of a return journey (aka. two flights, but booked on a single ticket),

  1. Can a passenger choose a refund of only one of them (and the rerouting of the other)?

  2. How is the price of the ticket (for the refund) calculated if so?

The price of the return ticket is not the sum of the prices of two single tickets for most of the airlines.






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Can you change one leg of a flight?

If you purchased a round-trip flight and need to change the first leg to a different day, your best bet will likely be to pay the change fee and book a new flight. If you only need to change the return portion of a round trip, however, it may be cheaper to book a new one-way flight than to pay the cancellation fee.

Can I get refund for second leg of flight?

You catch the first leg of the flight, but when you land you learn the second leg is canceled. Now imagine the airline can't offer you an alternative that gets you to your original destination within a reasonable timeframe. If that is the case, you are within your rights to demand a full refund of the flight ticket.

What are my rights if one leg of my flight is Cancelled?

If your flight is cancelled. You have the legal right to either: a full refund - including other flights from the airline that you won't use in the same booking such as onward or return flights. a replacement flight to get you to your destination.

Am I entitled to compensation if my flight is changed?

There are no specific laws governing schedule changes, although the air carrier's terms and conditions will usually refer to them. You will usually only be entitled to a refund where the schedule change is greater than two hours. There is no right to compensation in the case of schedule changes.



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