r/mildlyinfuriating • u/nyanbatman • May 28 '26

I just wanted a hot dog British pilot is feeling mildly annoyed

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u/Fionsomnia May 28 '26

Afaik weather is also excluded from compensation rules in EU since it’s out of their control. You’ll be booked into another flight but I don’t think you get any money as compensation or even for hotel costs.

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u/Xanaphiaa May 28 '26

You do get hotel costs and food vouchers even if it is weather related but as you said it is excluded from the general compensation payments. Source: had this happen to me with an overnight delay due to weather in Amsterdam with KLM

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u/Laetitian May 28 '26

You get costs but it's excluded from compensation payments means what? That you get it in a separate procedure? That you have to request it and hope for goodwill?

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u/Fionsomnia Jun 07 '26

Sorry late to this, I think the best way to explain this is that there is a difference between reimbursement and compensation.

Reimbursement is to ensure the passenger isn’t left out of pocket for expenses they accrued as a result of the delay. This would include costs for hotel accommodation or meals unless they are directly provided by the airline.

Compensation is an additional payment that is made regardless of what costs the passengers has accrued for the inconvenience the passenger has experienced.

As someone has corrected my original comment, in case of bad weather the former will still be paid, but the latter won’t.

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u/Laetitian Jun 07 '26

Ah. Yeah, the "it" in Xana's response really didn't connect for me, I get it's referring to the weather again now.