British Airways
BA cited Heathrow fog on BA-117 — while 8 widebodies took off on RWY 27R under 8,000m visibility.
UK/EU · Long-Haul & Short-Haul · EU Regulation 261/2004 & UK261 Article 5/7 · Heathrow RWY 27R Slot Proof + €600 Enforcement
68.5%
of British Airways “bad weather” excuses rebutted on telemetry
450 audited flights · 74.2% originally blamed weather/ATC · Flagship trace: BA-117 · LHR → JFK
European airlines regularly reject initial €250–€600 EC261 claims by invoking "extraordinary weather". Under Wallentin-Hermann and settled CJEU precedent, carriers must prove external impossibility—easily disproved when peer jets take off on the identical runway.
Radar findings & monthly rebuttal share
Rebutted weather exemptions across audited sectors
Verified against METAR VMC & parallel runway departures
Peer-runway comparison at EGLL RWY 27R disproved 68.5% of rejected "fog/wind" EU261 denials.
Cross-referencing OMDB→LHR inbound rotation logs exposed pre-existing technical seals swapped hours prior.
UK CAA / EU NEB escalation rate doubled recovery on previously abandoned €600 long-haul claims.