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When the airline does not have to pay in United Kingdom

Name: FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index: When the airline does not have to pay
Creator: FlightDelayHQ
Published: 2026-09-10
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What the United Kingdom regime publishes about when the airline does not have to pay, quoted verbatim from Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 article 5, Cancellation (legislation.gov.uk) and dated.

the instrument quoted here: legislation.gov.uk
of the regimes read carry a rule on this question: 1/2
the day these pages were read: 2026-09-10

The instrument's own words

An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7, if it can prove that the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.

Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 article 5, Cancellation (legislation.gov.uk), read September 2026

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legislation.gov.uk on when the airline does not have to pay in United Kingdom: “An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7, if it can prove that the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.” (FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index).

Cite as: "FlightDelayHQ Air Passenger Entitlement Index: When the airline does not have to pay, United Kingdom", updated 2026-09-10, https://flightdelayhq.com/rights/united-kingdom/extraordinary-circumstances/.

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