Do EU Refund rules apply to Coronavirus related cancellations by airlines?
I've got a flight ticket with Emirates, and as part of Coronavirus related cancellations, the Dubai -> Geneva leg has been cancelled.
I understand this does not lie under the EU flight regulations and hence Emirates is refusing a refund of the ticket, instead only offering a travel voucher or rescheduling.
The same ticket has a Paris -> Dubai leg which is not cancelled by Emirates yet. Hypothetically, if the Paris -> Dubai leg was to get cancelled, would EU flight regulations require them to (ignoring any additional compensation in the EU rules I may or may not be eligible for)
- Do nothing
- Refund 100% of the fare for Paris -> Dubai
- Refund 100% of the fare for the entire itinerary
The overall itinerary is
Hyderabad -> Dubai -> Geneva
Paris -> Dubai -> Hyderabad
This was booked as a restricted refund fare and on the same PNR, if that matters.
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