Brussels, 15/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - Advocate General Yves Bot proposed on Tuesday 15 May that the Court confirm that passengers whose flights are delayed should be entitled to compensation. When they reach their final destination three hours of more after the scheduled arrival time, they may seek flat-rate compensation from the airline. EU law provides that, in the event of flight cancellation, passengers may receive flat-rate compensation of between €250 and €600. It is not, however, expressly provided that passengers whose flights are delayed also have such a right. In the Sturgeon affair (19 November 2009), the Court ruled that passengers whose flights are delayed may be treated - so far as the right to compensation is concerned - in the same way as passengers whose flights are cancelled. Thus, if they reach their final destination three hours or more after the arrival time as scheduled, they may seek flat-rate compensation from the airline, unless the delay has been caused by extraordinary circumstances. (LC/transl.jl)