The €600 max only applies to foreign based airlines for flights from the EU, not for flights to the EU, is my understanding. Of course I could be wrong. I have been compensated for a BA flight to the UK and a Thai Airways flight from the UK.
When I flew back from Phuket to Dubai last year, as soon as the plane hit the tarmac the guy next to me stood up and wanted to get his bag out of the locker🤣