What about the US, I faced a mechanical issue traveling from Austin (Texas) to Vancouver (Canada). The result was 10 hours delay (rebooked on a flight next morning), a free night at the hotel. The hotel was so terrible though (a 4 star, but I found greasy light switches and bugs in the room, that I turned around and went back sleeping in the airport, I didn't want to bring home bedbugs by any chance.

Should you also get compensated economically for this? I never pursued it since they brought me back home without me paying anything else. I guess I did have to pay for a breakfast