https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/ Free copy-paste letters and guides for claiming flight delay, cancellation, denied-boarding, refund and baggage compensation yourself — EU261, UK261, US DOT, Montreal Convention. New and revised pages, newest first. en Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/aer-lingus-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/aer-lingus-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from Aer Lingus after a 3-hour arrival delay. Dublin–Madrid is the €250 band, and Aer Lingus Regional has a different defendant. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/air-canada-appr-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/air-canada-appr-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline CAD 400, 700 or 1,000 from Air Canada for a late arrival under the APPR, CAD 900 to 2,400 for denied boarding, and the Air Canada Express trap. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/air-france-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/air-france-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from Air France. It was a defendant in the 2009 judgment that created the three-hour delay right, and the DGAC hears refusals. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airhelp-vs-diy-honest-math/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airhelp-vs-diy-honest-math/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Honest comparisons A quarter-to-a-third fee takes €63–€83 out of a €250 claim and €150–€200 out of a €600 one. When that is worth paying, and the free route step by step. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-insolvency-refund/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-insolvency-refund/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses When an airline collapses, EU261 compensation usually dies with it — but ATOL, a card chargeback, UK Section 75 or insurance can still return the fare. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-not-replying-follow-up-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-not-replying-follow-up-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse 14 days, dated, with the escalation route named: the free chaser letter to send when an airline has not answered an EU261, UK261 or US DOT claim. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-offered-voucher-instead-of-cash/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-offered-voucher-instead-of-cash/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained Yes. EU261 owes the money in cash or bank transfer within 7 days, US rules owe it in the original form of payment, and a package refund within 14 days. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-refused-hotel-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-refused-hotel-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses An overnight stay makes the airline pay for the hotel and the transport to it under Article 9(1)(b) — weather included. Letter to claim the night back. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-refused-to-rebook-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-refused-to-rebook-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims Article 8(1)(b) gives you re-routing at the earliest opportunity, on another airline if needed. Free letter, and how to recover a fare you bought yourself. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-strikes-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/airline-strikes-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights A strike by the airline's own crew still pays €250–€600 under EU261; an ATC or airport strike usually does not. The CJEU cases, and how to prove whose strike. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/american-airlines-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/american-airlines-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline American owes no US cash for a delay: the rights are refunds and bumping pay capped at $1,075 or $2,150. Leaving an EU airport, EU261 pays €250–€600. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/austrian-airlines-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/austrian-airlines-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from Austrian Airlines, and Vienna–London is the €250 band. C-451/20: a trip that only connects in Vienna falls outside EU261. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/avoid-claim-mills/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/avoid-claim-mills/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse A €250–€600 claim is one letter and, if refused, one free regulator complaint. What an agency does for its cut, and the four cases where paying one wins. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/british-airways-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/british-airways-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim £220, £350 or £520 from British Airways, or €250 to €600 on an EU departure. BA's ADR scheme is CEDR, whose decision binds the airline. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/business-trip-who-gets-the-money/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/business-trip-who-gets-the-money/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained The €250, €400 or €600 belongs to the passenger who flew, not to the employer who paid the fare. What your travel policy can and cannot do about it. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/canada-appr-claim-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/canada-appr-claim-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims Copy-paste letter claiming CAD 400, 700 or 1,000 under section 19 of Canada's APPR, and making the airline name the category and the reason in writing. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/canada-appr-compensation-amounts/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/canada-appr-compensation-amounts/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights CAD 400, 700 or 1,000 from a large airline for a 3, 6 or 9-hour late arrival under Canada's APPR, plus the control test that decides if you get it. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/cancellation-compensation-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/cancellation-compensation-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims €250, €400 or €600 (£220, £350 or £520 in the UK) when a flight is cancelled under 14 days' notice. Copy-paste letter citing Articles 5, 7 and 8. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/chargeback-refund-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/chargeback-refund-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse Get your bank to reverse the payment. Chargeback runs on card-scheme rules; UK Section 75 covers credit-card purchases over £100 up to £30,000. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/claim-time-limit-by-country/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/claim-time-limit-by-country/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights 6 years in England and Wales, 5 in Scotland, 3 in Germany: there is no EU-wide deadline for a 261/2004 claim. Baggage runs on 7-day and 21-day clocks. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/codeshare-which-airline-pays/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/codeshare-which-airline-pays/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights EU261 puts the €250–€600 on the operating carrier, not the airline whose code you booked. Article 2(b), the wet-lease rule, and when the first-leg carrier pays. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/compensation-for-children-and-infants/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/compensation-for-children-and-infants/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained A child with a paid seat is worth the same €250, €400 or €600 as an adult. A lap infant with no seat and no boarding pass is outside EU261. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/compensation-on-a-cheap-ticket/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/compensation-on-a-cheap-ticket/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained €250, €400 or €600 are set by distance, not by what you paid, so the fixed sum can be several times the price of a budget ticket. The one exception. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/connecting-flights-final-destination/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/connecting-flights-final-destination/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights EU261 measures the three-hour delay at your final destination, not leg by leg, so a missed connection on one booking can be worth €250, €400 or €600. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/damaged-baggage-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/damaged-baggage-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Baggage Damaged checked bag on an international flight: liability up to 1,519 SDR, but Article 31(2) gives you only 7 days to complain. Copy-paste letter. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/delay-compensation-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/delay-compensation-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims €250, €400 or €600 under EU261 and £220, £350 or £520 under UK261 when you land 3+ hours late. Free copy-paste claim letter citing Article 7. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/delayed-baggage-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/delayed-baggage-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Baggage Late checked bag on an international flight? The airline owes your reasonable replacement costs up to 1,519 SDR, and you have 21 days to write. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/delta-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/delta-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Delta owes no US cash for a delay: the rights are refunds and bumping pay capped at $1,075 or $2,150. Leaving an EU airport, EU261 pays €250–€600 instead. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/denied-boarding-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/denied-boarding-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims €250–€600 in the EU, £220–£520 in the UK, or 200–400% of your fare capped at $1,075/$2,150 in the US. Two copy-paste bumping letters. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/denied-boarding-not-overbooking/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/denied-boarding-not-overbooking/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained Denied boarding is not limited to overbooking. €250, €400 or €600 is due under Article 4(3) unless the airline had reasonable grounds to refuse you. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/downgrade-reimbursement-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/downgrade-reimbursement-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses A downgrade pays back 30%, 50% or 75% of the price of that flight within 7 days — not the fare difference. Copy-paste letter citing Article 10(2). https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/easyjet-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/easyjet-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250–€600 or £220–£520 from easyJet for a delayed or cancelled flight. Two easyJet forms handle compensation and expenses — use the right one. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/emirates-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/emirates-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Emirates owes €250–€600 under EU261 leaving an EU airport and £220–£520 leaving the UK. Flying back from Dubai, only the Montreal Convention applies. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/escalate-to-regulator/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/escalate-to-regulator/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse Free routes after a refusal: the national enforcement body, a binding UK ADR decision within 12 months, the DOT, a chargeback, or small claims. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/etihad-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/etihad-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Etihad owes €250–€600 under EU261 leaving an EU airport and £220–£520 leaving the UK. On the leg back from Abu Dhabi only the Montreal Convention applies. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-non-eu-airlines/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-non-eu-airlines/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights EU261 covers any airline leaving an EU airport but only EU carriers flying in from outside, so the same €600 route pays one way and nothing the other. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-reform-2026/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-reform-2026/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights The €250, €400 and €600 amounts and the three-hour trigger survive the 2026 EU261 reform. It applies 12 months after publication in the Official Journal. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-uk261-amounts/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-uk261-amounts/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights EU261 pays €250, €400 or €600 and UK261 pays £220, £350 or £520, fixed by great-circle distance to your final destination rather than by the fare you paid. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-vs-montreal-convention/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eu261-vs-montreal-convention/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights EU261 pays a fixed €250, €400 or €600. Montreal pays proven loss up to 1,519 SDR for a bag. Both can apply to one flight; Article 12 stops double payment. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eurowings-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/eurowings-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from Eurowings after a 3-hour arrival delay. A flight brought forward by over an hour is a cancellation — Eurowings lost that case. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/expense-reimbursement-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/expense-reimbursement-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses Care starts at 2, 3 or 4 hours by distance under Article 6(1) — meals, hotel, transport — and is owed even in extraordinary circumstances. Letter inside. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/extraordinary-circumstances/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/extraordinary-circumstances/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights Extraordinary circumstances is the only defence to a €250–€600 EU261 claim: the CJEU cases that decide it, by number, and the refusals that do not stand up. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/final-demand-letter-before-court/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/final-demand-letter-before-court/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse 14 days to pay before you issue: a letter before claim built to the England and Wales Pre-Action Conduct Practice Direction, plus Scotland and Ireland. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/finnair-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/finnair-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from Finnair, and €600 across most of its Asian network. Plus two short clocks: Finnair’s two months and the disputes board’s five. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/flight-cancelled-less-than-14-days/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/flight-cancelled-less-than-14-days/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained Cancelled with less than 14 days' notice pays €250, €400 or €600 on top of a refund — unless the replacement flight fits the Article 5(1)(c) time windows. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/flight-delayed-3-hours-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/flight-delayed-3-hours-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained €250, €400 or €600 under EU261 and £220, £350 or £520 under UK261 once you land three or more hours late at your final destination. Set by distance. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/flight-delayed-overnight-hotel/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/flight-delayed-overnight-hotel/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained Article 9(1)(b) puts the hotel and the transport to it on the airline once a night becomes necessary — with no cap, and whatever caused the delay. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/germany-mahnverfahren-flight-claim/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/germany-mahnverfahren-flight-claim/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse Three years from the end of the flight’s calendar year (BGB §§195, 199). Two free routes first, then the Mahnbescheid — and what a Widerspruch does. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/get-the-reason-in-writing-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/get-the-reason-in-writing-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse Article 5(3) makes the airline prove extraordinary circumstances. This letter asks for the cause and the evidence behind it before you escalate or sue. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/how-flight-distance-is-measured/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/how-flight-distance-is-measured/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights EU261 bands run at 1,500 km and 3,500 km great-circle to your final destination. A computed table of 44 routes, the intra-EU €400 cap, and the borderline traps. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/iberia-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/iberia-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from Iberia — but check first whether Iberia Express or Air Nostrum flew you, because the operating carrier owes the money. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/jet2-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/jet2-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim £220, £350 or £520 from Jet2.com, or €250 to €600 on an EU departure. Jet2 is in neither CAA-approved ADR scheme, so a refusal goes to CAA PACT. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/klm-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/klm-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from KLM through its own compensation form. KLM lost the CJEU case that says an unexpected technical fault is not extraordinary. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/lost-baggage-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/lost-baggage-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Baggage A bag missing 21 days is legally lost. Claim the bag and its contents up to 1,519 SDR per passenger with an itemised inventory. Copy-paste letter. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/lot-polish-airlines-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/lot-polish-airlines-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from LOT, and Warsaw–London lands 31 km inside the €250 band. Plus the two Court of Justice judgments that carry LOT's own name. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/lufthansa-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/lufthansa-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from Lufthansa — £220 to £520 from the UK. Lufthansa lost the case that fixed the three-hour rule, and the LBA hears refusals. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/missed-connection-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/missed-connection-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims €250, €400 or €600 (£220–£520 in the UK) when a late first leg cost you the connection and you landed 3+ hours late. Copy-paste claim letter. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/mobility-equipment-damaged-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/mobility-equipment-damaged-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Baggage A damaged wheelchair is not ordinary baggage: seven days to complain in writing under Montreal, and on a US flight the baggage cap does not apply at all. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/montreal-convention-baggage/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/montreal-convention-baggage/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights 1,519 SDR is the baggage liability cap on international flights since 28 December 2024, with 7- and 21-day written-complaint deadlines and two years to sue. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/no-show-return-flight-ban-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/no-show-return-flight-ban-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses Missed the outbound and the airline voided your return? No CJEU ruling exists, but Spain's Supreme Court struck the clause down. Letter to demand carriage. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/norwegian-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/norwegian-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Norway sits outside the EU but EU261 still applies: €250, €400 or €600 by distance. Norwegian is a Community carrier, so the flight home is covered too. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/package-holiday-refund-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/package-holiday-refund-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses A cancelled package must be refunded within 14 days of termination — regulation 14 (UK) and Article 12(4) (EU). Vouchers only if you agree. Letter inside. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/paid-extras-refund-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/paid-extras-refund-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses Paid for a seat, a bag or Wi-Fi and did not get it? A US carrier owes a prompt automatic refund under 14 CFR 260.4. Letter here, with the EU position. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/partial-settlement-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/partial-settlement-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse The airline paid some of it, or offered less than Article 7 sets. Take it without prejudice as a part payment and claim the rest — with the exact wording. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/pegasus-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/pegasus-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline EU261 pays €250 or €400 on a Pegasus flight out of Europe and nothing on the way back from Turkey. Article 3(1)(b) is why, and what you can do instead. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/pilfered-baggage-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/pilfered-baggage-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Baggage Things taken from a checked bag are damage under Montreal Article 17(2): seven days to complain in writing, up to 1,519 SDR. Letter with an item list. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/qatar-airways-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/qatar-airways-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Qatar Airways owes €250–€600 under EU261 leaving an EU airport and £220–£520 leaving the UK. Flying back from Doha, only the Montreal Convention applies. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/refund-vs-reroute-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/refund-vs-reroute-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses A cancelled flight must be refunded within 7 days in cash or by bank transfer — a voucher only if you agree in writing. Copy-paste Article 8 letter. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/right-to-care-thresholds/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/right-to-care-thresholds/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained Care starts after a 2, 3 or 4-hour wait set by distance under Article 6(1) — and it is still owed when the cause was extraordinary. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/ryanair-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/ryanair-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250–€600 from Ryanair for a delayed, cancelled or overbooked flight, through Ryanair's own EU261 route, and escalate to AviationADR if it refuses. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/sas-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/sas-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from SAS after a 3-hour arrival delay, and its own crew’s strike is no excuse (C-28/20). Three Scandinavian complaint routes compared. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/separate-tickets-missed-connection/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/separate-tickets-missed-connection/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained One booking puts €250–€600 on the table; two tickets do not. What the first airline still owes you, and what a self-transfer guarantee is really worth. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/small-claims-uk-mcol-flight/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/small-claims-uk-mcol-flight/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT If they refuse Court fees start at £35 up to £300 and £70 for a claim of £500.01–£1,000, which is where a £520 UK261 claim sits. What to file, the hearing, enforcement. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/special-declaration-higher-value/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/special-declaration-higher-value/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Baggage Baggage liability stops at 1,519 SDR unless you declare a higher value as you hand the bag over and pay what the airline asks. The declaration to use. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/swiss-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/swiss-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from Swiss. Switzerland is in neither the EU nor the EEA: Regulation 261/2004 reaches it through Decision No 1/2006 of October 2006. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/tap-air-portugal-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/tap-air-portugal-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from TAP Air Portugal through its own complaints form. Its own CJEU case sets the limits on the knock-on-delay defence. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/tarmac-delay-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/tarmac-delay-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses US airlines must let you off before 3 hours domestic or 4 international and give water after 2 — but pay nothing. The letter claims your fees back. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/transavia-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/transavia-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline €250, €400 or €600 from Transavia: Amsterdam–Hurghada is €600, Gran Canaria €400. Transavia France is a separate airline with a separate regulator. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/travel-insurance-vs-eu261/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/travel-insurance-vs-eu261/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Honest comparisons EU261 pays a fixed €250, €400 or €600 from the airline with no proof of loss. Insurance pays a proven loss to a policy limit. How to use both. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/turkish-airlines-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/turkish-airlines-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline EU261 pays €250–€600 on a Turkish Airlines flight out of Europe and nothing on the way back. Article 3(1)(b) is why, and what you can claim instead. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/united-airlines-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/united-airlines-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline United owes no US cash for a delay: the rights are refunds and bumping pay capped at $1,075 or $2,150. Leaving an EU airport, EU261 pays a fixed €250–€600. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/us-dot-refund-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/us-dot-refund-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Refunds & expenses Cancelled or significantly changed US flight? 14 CFR Part 260 owes you cash within 7 business days on a card, 20 days otherwise. Copy-paste letter. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/us-passenger-rights/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/us-passenger-rights/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Know your rights US rules pay nothing for a delay, but force an automatic refund after a cancellation or a 3-hour domestic change, and pay up to $1,075 or $2,150 for bumping. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/voucher-to-cash-letter/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/voucher-to-cash-letter/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Compensation claims Free letter demanding cash instead of a travel voucher: Article 8(1)(a) owes the ticket back within 7 days and Article 7(3) needs your signed agreement. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/vueling-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/vueling-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from Vueling through its own complaints form, then take a refusal to Spain's AESA — and know that no UK ADR scheme covers it. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/westjet-appr-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/westjet-appr-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline CAD 400, 700 or 1,000 from WestJet for a late arrival under the APPR — the amounts WestJet publishes itself, plus the strike exception that cancels them. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/what-to-do-at-the-airport-now/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/what-to-do-at-the-airport-now/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Your situation, explained Five things before you leave the terminal, in the order that protects the €250, €400 or €600 — and why a voucher only counts if you sign for it. https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/wizz-air-compensation/ https://flightclaimletters.pages.dev/guides/wizz-air-compensation/ Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT By airline Claim €250, €400 or €600 from Wizz Air — £220 to £520 from a UK airport — through its own EC261 form, which Wizz Air's page says it answers in 30 days.