Sending a message to those whose flights were adjusted by the storm: clarified whether compensation is due | Business

VVTAT representatives stated on Facebook that in such cases, air carriers must take care of you. This is to suggest a different route to the destination.

Also, depending on the waiting time, let’s say if the flight is delayed for 2 hours or more, they have to offer food and soft drinks, provide the opportunity to make free calls, send e-mails.

In certain cases, arrange hotel accommodation, transport to and from the hotel.

However, bad weather conditions are considered force majeure (force majeure).

“Therefore, compensation for a disrupted flight does not belong to the passenger,” states VVTAT.

According to the European Consumer Centre, fmajor force there can be not only bad weather conditions, but also unofficial strikes, natural disasters such as a volcanic eruption

15min already wrote that several flights were cancelled. For example, at 08:25 The Air Baltic plane that was supposed to land in Lithuania from Riga did not even take off from Latvia.

The flight from Vilnius to Riga scheduled for 9.10 has also been cancelled.

And here it is at 08:45. The Ryanair flight from Corfu that was supposed to land in Lithuania was diverted to Warsaw.

You can read more about flights disrupted by the storm here: Due to the storm, planes could not land in Vilnius: this is where the passengers who flew to Lithuania ended up.