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They owe you *all* meals at the normal mealtimes for the entire extra time you were delayed, at reasonable local rates.
Duty of care EU261 UK261.
So for 2 nights that’s at least 3 meals (breakfast lunch and dinner for at least 1 intervening day on the ground waiting and, depending on the timing of the flight you had cancelled on you, and the replacement flight they gave you up to 6 meals.
If I were you I would submit the remaining receipts. There is no get-out for them, they have to pay. Obvs you won’t have any alcohol or cigars or caviar on there.
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