Kevin Byrne
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So if it's, you know, because of extreme heat or snow or winds or rain, whoever it might be, that isn't the airline fault and they won't have to pay compensation if the flight is cancelled.
And do they now?
You get your money back.
They do now, yes, and indeed I've managed to get some money off one of the airlines for that very reason.
If the flight was cancelled, you get compensation or if you're delayed.
But that will be taken out of it now.
That's really the only SOP that the European Commission and the European Parliament gave to the airlines in this case.
And it's been discussed now since 2013.
The law is in place since 2004.
So it's nothing new from that point of view.
So the only people unhappy, as has been said,
are really the airlines.
The International Air Transport Association Secretary General, our own Willie Walsh, was very much not in favour of it yesterday when he made statements about it.
They're generally opposed to it because it adds to complexity
And it doesn't add to the bottom line from that point of view.
So we'll see what happens in 27.
No, and I think it's probably a response to, you know, the airlines would said, as Boris said, you get a ticket.
I didn't pay for the last seat I got, but he ended up at a window by choice.
I wasn't going to pay an extra 19.
I did pay 25 euros for the bag, if you know what I mean.