Delayed flight-does it qualify for compensation?

jcocker

My return flight from the US was delayed by nearly 36 hours, and we were wondering if it qualifies for compensation under the EU's Flight Compensation Regulation 261/2004.

The flight, a return journey from a regional UK airport to Florida was booked with BA, directly from their website.

The outbound journey involved two legs, one from our regional UK airport to London, and then another leg from London to Florida. Both were operated by BA.
The inbound journey also involved two legs. One from Florida to Philadelphia, and another from Philadelphia to our UK regional airport. The delay occurred on the second leg of this journey. Both of those flights were operated by American Airlines.

It is undisputed that the delay was the fault of the airline.

I understand that in order for our delayed flight to qualify for compensation under the above it needs to be operated by an EU-based airline, which American Airlines is not. However, does it still qualify since our contract is with BA and not with them?

Thanks in advance.

PS: I travel a lot and never bother with thing such as this as I appreciate that things do go wrong sometime. It is their appalling treatment of myself and the other passengers that prompted me to seek some redress.

Caz3121

jcocker wrote: »

I understand that in order for our delayed flight to qualify for compensation under the above it needs to be operated by an EU-based airline, which American Airlines is not. However, does it still qualify since our contract is with BA and not with them?

unfortunately not. EU261 is claimed from the operating airline irrespective if booked through an EU airline or even if the flight had a BA codeshare number
If you have an AA Advantage account they may give you some miles
Worth checking your travel insurance as they may have a delay payment