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Article 6
                                Delay

     1.  When  an operating air carrier reasonably expects a flight to
be delayed beyond its scheduled time of departure:
     (a)  for  two  hours  or  more  in  the  case  of flights of 1500
kilometres or less; or
     (b)  for  three  hours  or more in the case of all inta-Community
flights  of more than 1500 kilometres and of all other flights between
1500 and 3500 kilometres; or
     (c) for four hours or more in the case of all flights not falling
under (a) or (b),
     passengers shall be offered by the operating air carrier:
     (i) the assistance specified in Article 9 (1) (a) ans 9 (2); and
     (ii)  when  the reasonably expected time of departure is at least
the  day  after  the  time  of  departure  previously  announced,  the
assistance specified in Article 9 (1) (b) and 9 (1) (c); and
     (iii)  when  the  delay  is  at  least five hours, the assistance
specified in Article 8 (1) (a).
     2.  In any event, the assistance shall be offered within the time
limits set out above with respect to each distance bracket.