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Refund and compensation: Your claims against airlines in case of flight delay and cancellation.

Does the airline owe you compensation? Here’s how EU airlines handle compensation and refund claims. If you’ve had a cancelled, overbooked, or delayed flight in the last three years, you may be entitled to compensation from your airline. You can receive up to €600 in compensation per person (minus commission fee). No matter how expensive your ticket was. Check your claim now with our free compensation calculator in two minutes.

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Refund and compensation: Your claims against airlines in case of flight delay and cancellation.

Does the airline owe you compensation? Here’s how EU airlines handle compensation and refund claims.
If you’ve had a cancelled, overbooked, or delayed flight in the last three years, you may be entitled to compensation from your airline. You can receive up to €600 in compensation per person (minus commission fee). No matter how expensive your ticket was. Check your claim now with our free compensation calculator in two minutes.

How can I claim for compensation or a refund from the airline?

  • Please put it in writing: Ask the airlines to confirm the reason for the flight problem in writing.
  • Collect evidence: Keep photos and receipts of your expenses, tickets, and vouchers.
  • Insist: Insist on airline utilities at the airport.
  • Exchange contact information with other passengers. This way you have witnesses and can help each other enforce your refund or compensation.

What am I entitled to in the event of a flight delay, cancellation, overbooking, or missed connection with airlines?

  • Flight delay: Compensation from 3 hours of delay on arrival
  • Flight cancellation or rebooking: compensation in case of short-term flight cancellation, ticket reimbursement also possible
  • Overbooking: compensation
  • Missed connection: compensation
  • Compensation claim: According to the EU Passenger Rights Regulation, between 250 and 600 € per person
  • Amount of compensation independent of the ticket price
  • Right to compensation and ticket reimbursement, valid for 3 years

Check your claim right now in our free compensation calculator: Use our free online claim check and instruct Flightright to enforce your compensation or ticket refund from your airlines.

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