Flight Compensation
Claim compensation for flight delays and cancellation
Have you suffered a significant flight delay? If so, you may be
entitled to flight compensation. If you have flown with a
budget airline you can legally claim up to 10 X more than the
ticket. 
Flight delays are getting worse according to the Civil Aviation
Authority. Under the new EU Regulation enforced in 2005, passengers
are now able to claim for flight compensation where airlines
are at fault.
The amount of flight compensation you are entitled
to depends upon the length of your journey and how long you
suffered the delay.
Flight delays and the Law
EU Regulation 261/2004 establishes rules on flight compensation,
in the case that you were denied boarding, suffered cancellation or
long delays. The Regulation entitles delayed passengers, within the
EU, to certain customer care requirements such as refreshments or
hotel accommodation if those passengers are delayed up to four
hours.
If you have been delayed for five hours or more, you are legally
entitled to either a full refund of your plane ticket, re-routing
to your final destination at the earliest opportunity or at your
own convenience.
This choice is yours and yours alone, not the
airline's.
Should you be delayed and then denied boarding against your
will, you should be awarded immediate flight compensation from the
airline. The Regulation establishes a minimum flight
compensation rate of:
EUR 250 for flights of 1500 kilometres or
less (About £220).
EUR 400 for all flights within the EU of more
than 1500 km and for all other flights between 1500 - 3500
kilometres (About £350).
EUR 600 for all other flights ( About
£530).
How to
make a claim for flight delay/cancellation
compensation
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