Extraordinary circumstances, missed connections and overnight stays
My flight is delayed by severe lightning storms in southern Europe and it looks like I will miss my connecting flight in London, and possibly my last possible connection of the night home.
If BA claim extraordinary circumstances, which I think they may have a license to do in this situation, are they still responsible for putting me up in a hotel overnight if they are unable to get me on a connecting flight home this evening?
What I am asking in a nutshell is, although I may not be entitled to compensation, am I entitled to overnight accommodation and meal expenses?
Thanks.
Best Answer
From my experience (although it wasn't a BA flight but still was a EU company in EU soil) i was given both a hotel accomodation and some meal voucher to use inside the airport (Schiphol) when my flight to Lisbon was cancelled due to storm Ana in last december.
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