Huzar appeal

batman44

Hogwash if you ask me, the CAA was confused and Money box corrected them? Are they havin a giraffe? CAA knew what it was doing and still does go through it word for word and you will see what I mean.

Another note the solicitor on the show does not know the regs, they point out a EU airline going to a EU airport, wrong!

The regs are - An EU based carrier going to an overseas destination or travelling to a EU destination from outside the EU.

Vauban

batman44 wrote: »

Hogwash if you ask me, the CAA was confused and Money box corrected them? Are they havin a giraffe? CAA knew what it was doing and still does go through it word for word and you will see what I mean.

Another note the solicitor on the show does not know the regs, they point out a EU airline going to a EU airport, wrong!

The regs are - An EU based carrier going to an overseas destination or travelling to a EU destination from outside the EU.

From the CAA (nice and clear)

To be covered by EU law, your flight must be either:

- departing from an EU airport and operated by any airline, or

- arriving at an EU airport and operated by an EU airline

Under this law, EU airports also include those in Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

NoviceAngel

Vauban wrote: »

So I understand: apparently Paul Lewis was engaged in a pretty "challenging" email exchange with the CAA yesterday. Funny how the prospect of imminent exposure on national radio concentrates the mind ..

:cool: I still think it was our very own JP, that made the difference :T

David_e

Tyzap wrote: »

Well it now appears that the reason for the CAA changing their advice is down to BBC radio 4's Money Box program.

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/moneybox/moneybox_20140614-1204b.mp3

It's the first 6 minutes of the program

To listen online: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b046j1kb

Vauban

This is an interesting article, if you can get beyond the headline. The quotes at the end are quite telling:

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2011950

NoviceAngel

Apparently it's all our fault, and especially Mr Huzar for expecting an efficient, reliable air service. :cool:

Perhaps we should all give up our Claims and continue to suffer hours of delays at the airport, because the prices will go up? Interesting argument to have, but I'd rather pay slightly more, and have the plane take off on time.

David_e

Vauban wrote: »

This is an interesting article, if you can get beyond the headline. The quotes at the end are quite telling:

http://www.travelmole.com/news_feature.php?news_id=2011950

The point seems lost on many people that, in any event, compensation only applies for delays of 3 or more hours so airlines have quite a significant time buffer before they are potentially liable.

Vauban

NoviceAngel wrote: »

Apparently it's all our fault, and especially Mr Huzar for expecting an efficient, reliable air service. :cool:

Perhaps we should all give up our Claims and continue to suffer hours of delays at the airport, because the prices will go up? Interesting argument to have, but I'd rather pay slightly more, and have the plane take off on time.

Yes. You know you've won when the other side cry foul ...

JPears

Even Simon Clader doesn't seem to have quite got the gist of it, sensationalisng in the Independent that airfares will go up, or heaven forbid airlines may cut corners....
He really doesn't grasp the concept that this reg 261/2004 was an effort by the EU to get their collective acts together to reduce delays, cancellations and denied boarding, that the airlines have had nearly 10 years to sort out, or face financial consequences.
As I've said many times before, they have had ample oppurtunity and time to change their business practicies. They haven't to any discernable degree and are now crying wolf when the chickens come home to roost!
Apologies for the cliches. It is Saturday and the prosecco is well chilled....:D

NoviceAngel

JPears wrote: »

Apologies for the cliches. It is Saturday and the prosecco is well chilled....:D

I think you mean the chilled Macon- Villages Uchizy from M&S?

On a rather lighter note, I received a phone call from Jet2 today, asking if I'd like to book another holiday with them, when I explained I was in the middle of a protracted legal case against them, we had a good chat, then the line went dead, thought I'd gone on a bit too long and got the young lady quite upset, but no she called back a few minutes later, saying her phone went dead, 'just like our planes' she joked and wished me well in my Court case. :beer:. Whoever you were it was great chatting with you! Glad to see some Jet2 staff are still smiling!