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Fun Fact: Air traffic controller strikes also count as force majeur Actually, once my flight (to Europe) was delayed by like 4h because they had an air traffic
by qngcdvy 2y ago
Fun Fact: Air traffic controller strikes also count as force majeur
Actually, once my flight (to Europe) was delayed by like 4h because they had an air traffic controller strike in another country THE NEXT DAY and kind of shuffled their plane fleet across the continent to make it work.
Airline denied me my (i think it was 600 Euros) compensation using the force majeur strike argument.
That was the only time I went to one of those services that went to court for me for like 30% of my claim.
They really did go almost all the way until the airline took the very last exit before a trial.
Sometimes I like consumer rights.
- aqme28 2y agoI believe security staff strikes also qualify. I got burned by that one via KLM
- user_7832 2y agoSo what happens to the concept of "getting what you paid for"? Does KLM just shrug and say sorry? I could imagine if they said "we can't pay for accommodation but we'll send you on the next flight", but did they even do that?
- aqme28 2y agoI wasn't anywhere that needed accomodation so I cant speak to that. They canceled the flight and booked for the next day, which meant that I had to miss half the conference and the reason that I was making the trip in the first place.
- user_7832 2y agoAh, that's disappointing that you missed half the event. Glad they at least sent you on another flight.
- MaxikCZ 2y agoI feel like airline setting up "one of those services" would still allow to save them money hah
- switch007 2y agoThe French controllers strike so often it's hardly unexpected (yesterday/today I believe!). But I agree it's largely out of the airlines' control. But it's a well known issue of many years and should be a part of doing business I would want compensation from the controllers' bosses (French government?)