LH Cancelation - EU261-Related Question

[NoName]

Quick one for the brains trust. Have had a short LH flight cancelled and automatically rebooked for the next day approx 16 hours later. Obviously will be making a claim for compensation under EU261 however am I also entitled to cancel the booking for refund given the unsuitability of the change even though it was a non-refundable booking?

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Quick one for the brains trust. Have had a short LH flight cancelled and automatically rebooked for the next day approx 16 hours later. Obviously will be making a claim for compensation under EU261 however am I also entitled to cancel the booking for refund given the unsuitability of the change even though it was a non-refundable booking?

that’s my understanding, compensation and reimbursement: EUR-Lex - 32004R0261 - EN

The idea is that you might have to pay for a walk-up fare on a different carrier, hence the compensation to off set that cost, together with your original fare.

 

[bcworld]

Quick one for the brains trust. Have had a short LH flight cancelled and automatically rebooked for the next day approx 16 hours later.

Is the flight within the next 14 days?

 

[NoName]

Original flight was 5hrs ago. Was cancelled approx 12hrs prior to scheduled departure. Guessing I will cancel and chase them up for a refund when I return to Australia.

 

[Hampton Mike]

I arrived QF to LHR @ around 5:30am. Was supposed to get a BA flight to BRU @ 8:15am. Canceled, and put on the next available flight at 8:15pm. So, about 15 hours at LHR and a case of COVID thx very much.

However, I received a total of $575 from BA for compensation and reimbursement pursuant to EU261.

 

[NoName]

Following up with this and maybe a month ago Mrs NoName received an email from LH asking for a bank account to deposit the EU261 compensation into. A couple of weeks later €500 hit her account so happy days there. Still awaiting the actual refund though. At the time I was not able to cancel online and couldn’t contact anyone on the phone so had to use their cancelation request form. Will see what happens with this part.