Well, there has just beern a big fudss abput this in the UK press, the rules are simple but there are sme subtle
parts you nee to be aware of. If it was a long haul flight and tyhe delay was 3 hours but less than 4 hpours tyhe compensation can be halved, but, the Airlines try it on for short and medium haul so if your flight is normally in excess of 3 hours but below 6 hours then that is Medium haul and you should get the full compensation. Anyone who has ben at A&E in UK has seen the board and a nurse does nothing but note times and go round ensuring nobody exceeds the guidleines -- ticking boxes, the Airlines will do likewise, they know all about the rules and will try and work as closely to tyhe limits as they can so if they exceed them they pay -- quite right too! They know damned well about delays and issues long before the fight, very often cause by inneficiencies!