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gazzae · 22-04-2010, 16:44

If a flight is cancelled or you cannot get on the flight due to the airline, i.e. overbooking, crew strikes etc then the airline should have responsibility to find you hotels, meals etc
If it is cancelled due to something outside their control i.e. natural disaster, ATC strike then they should not have to provide hotels, food etc.

After all how can an airline like easyjet factor in the possibility of having to pay for 15,000 hotel rooms and meals for up to 5 days to their business plan. You can say they have insurance, but insurance costs money.

22-04-2010, 16:44	#246
gazzae Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Belfast Age: 45 Posts: 4,594	Re: Airports closed as volcanic ash drifts toward UK If a flight is cancelled or you cannot get on the flight due to the airline, i.e. overbooking, crew strikes etc then the airline should have responsibility to find you hotels, meals etc If it is cancelled due to something outside their control i.e. natural disaster, ATC strike then they should not have to provide hotels, food etc. After all how can an airline like easyjet factor in the possibility of having to pay for 15,000 hotel rooms and meals for up to 5 days to their business plan. You can say they have insurance, but insurance costs money.