Whilst not wishing to intrude into such an intense dispute... would it help if I just made one clarification. The EU law that Butch Cassidy is referring to is the EC 261/2004. In fact this law states that "The Regulation covers passengers on all EU2 and foreign airlines operating from any EU state to any part of the world, and to passengers travelling into the EU".
The emphasis is mine. However, this is not clear cut, because I believe that there is some kind of caveat relating to when local regulations may take precedence and that this is already the subject of litigation. However, it is possible that both the DOT and the EU regulatory authorities may have competence to handle a complaint relating to this matter.
Last edited by jimworcs; Dec 24, 2008 at 12:30 AM.
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