How to claim compensation if your flight was delayed or cancelled
Claim up to 600 euro per person
If you have suffered a flight delay of longer than 3 hours, or your flight was cancelled with less than 2 weeks’ notice you may be entitled to compensation from your airline.
EU legislation enables travellers who are eligible to claim up to 600 euro per person if their flight was delayed, cancelled by the airline or over booked.
The really good news is, you can still make a claim for flights that were 6 years ago.
Flight compensation claim service is provided by Delayed Again
When is compensation payable?
Flight Cancellations
If you were booked to travel on a flight which was subsequently cancelled by your airline you are entitled to compensation under EU law, unless;
- You are informed about the cancellation at least 2 weeks before the time of departure
- You were informed about the cancellation less than 2 weeks prior to the flight, but the airline have offered an alternative route and a similar schedule to the original flight.
This compensation is in addition to the airline being obliged to offer you a full refund or an alternative flight.
Flight Delay
If you travelled on a flight which was delayed, you have a right to compensation if the delay was;
- Two hours or more in the case of flights of 1500 km or less
- Three hours of more in the case of all intra-community flights of more than 1500 km and of all other flights between 1500km and 3500km
- Four hours of more
Denied boarding (over-booked)
- Sometimes airlines request volunteers to give up their seat on a flight due to over booking, if they do not have enough volunteers the airline may deny boarding against the passengers will. In this situation the passenger is due compensation immediately.
Flight compensation claim service is provided by Delayed Again
Who is eligible to make a claim for compensation?
Under the EU regulation, you are eligible to make a claim for flight delay or cancellation compensation if:
- Your flight departed from any airport within the EU, Norway, Switzerland or Iceland.
- Your flight arrived in the EU with any EU carrier or one from Norway, Switzerland or Iceland.
How much compensation are you entitled to?
If you are eligible for compensation you could claim up to 600 euro per person and you are entitled to make a claim from your airline if the delay or cancellation occurred within the last 6 years.
The amount of compensation you are entitled to depends on the distance you were due to fly and the length of the delay, it ranges from 200 to 600 euro.
Flight compensation claim service is provided by Delayed Again
How to make a claim?
There are 2 main ways of making a claim for flight delay compensation. You can write to the airline directly detailing your claim, or you can use a specialist company who can submit the claim for you.
Yourtravelcover.com have teamed up with Delayed Again who can make a claim for compensation on your behalf.
Flight compensation claim service is provided by Delayed Again
The process of claiming compensation is easy.
It will only take a few minutes to check whether you are entitled to any compensation. If you are, Delayed Again will do the hard work for you.
You don’t pay anything for the service unless your claim is successful. If it is successful Delayed Again will take a 27% commission and admin fee from your compensation.
To get started all you need to do is complete an online form with your flight details. Don’t worry if you don’t have the flight numbers; your airline, departure and destination airports and scheduled times is good enough.
Can an airline turn down your claim?
Yes, an airline can turn down your claim for compensation if the delay or cancellation was due to extraordinary circumstances.
An extraordinary circumstance is something which is outside the control of the airline and something which is not their fault. Eg. Extreme weather conditions, political unrest, employee strikes.
Delays and cancellations caused by technical problems, influenced by other flights and problems at the airport should all be subject to cancellation.
Flight compensation claim service is provided by Delayed Again
