The latest flight compensation news
Thousands of British Airways passengers were delayed or stranded today at London Airports after the airline was hit by a computer systems problem. Long queues formed today (August 7 ) at London Gatwick, London City and London Heathrow airports with many flights cancelled due to a problem checking in customers. BA say the ‘systems problem’ …
Read ArticleIf you suffer from the consequences of a delayed flight you are likely to be eligible for compensation, however that does not mean the compensation will just automatically arrive into your bank account. Airlines are loathe to pay the compensation and will use a number of tactics to either outright avoid having to pay or…
Read ArticleIf your flight is delayed for a significant period of time, you might assume you are entitled to some compensation. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case. In this post, flight compensation experts Flight Reclaim run through the details of when you can and can’t claim compensation for strikes and also outline what other entitlements…
Read ArticleThe chances of your luggage being lost are significantly less than 1%, however that is not much compensation if it happens to you. But, speaking of compensation, if your luggage is lost is it possible to make a claim and, if so, how do you go about it? Let’s take a look. First Step As…
Read ArticleLosing a passport can be hugely stressful and lead to great inconvenience. We look at what to do when it happens.
Read ArticleJet lag can spoil the start of a holiday, it can ruin business trips and leave the sufferer feeling completely out of sorts. It might be temporary, but that does not make it any more bearable. For the duration it lasts, jet lag is thoroughly miserable. Jet lag is also a medical condition with the…
Read ArticleYou’ve missed your connecting flight – what do you do next? The temptation might be to swear, or to throw your bag down in disgust or to go and drown your sorrows, but none of those will achieve a great deal – temporary cathartic experience aside. Hard as it might seem, staying calm and acting…
Read ArticleEven the most frequent of fliers might ask themselves how early they need to get to the airport, so what hope do people who only jet off once a year have? Arrive too early and it can feel as if you have endless hours to fill, perhaps with over-excited children in tow. Leave it too…
Read ArticleWith an overbooked flight, the sense of injustice is clear – you book your flight correctly, turn up promptly, hand over your documents courteously only to then find when it comes to boarding that there’s a problem. The flight is overbooked. There are more passengers than there are seats and, as this isn’t the Number…
Read ArticleSAS passengers continue to suffer as a strike by the Scandinavian Airline’s pilots remains unresolved after nearly a week. Over 1400 SAS pilots went on strike last Friday over pay and working conditions. This led to an estimated 70% of SAS flights cancelled in Scandinavia, Europe and worldwide, and 300,000 passengers affected by those cancellations….
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