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Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down by kart23 on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @04:13PM (#34166031)
EU261 is a good model that we should look to implement here, basically you are due 600 euros when a flight is cancelled, and varying amounts for delays. It's absolutely insane that airlines can strand you for days and are not required to give accommodations overnight or any compensation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_Compensation_Regulation

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Re:How Southwest Airlines melted down by smsm42 on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @04:24PM (#34166179)
In theory, yes. In practice, I got delayed for a day on one of the flights from Prague to Paris (pre-COVID times) due to the flight being late by hours and me missing the connection. They gave me the hotel, but refused any compensation beyond that. I tried to get them to pay via AirHelp, they took 3 years and said they can't do anything. The law is one thing, getting it is quite another.
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