Flightright Press Area
Welcome to the press area of Flightright, the portal for air passenger rights and consumer protection. Here you will find contact details for our press contacts and an overview of our experts who are available for interviews. You also have access to our press releases and press material. We are happy to provide you with data, facts and consumer tips about air travel.
As the market-leading air passenger rights portal, we represent consumers against the airlines when it comes to flight problems such as delays, cancellations and denied boarding. In doing so, we refer to the Air Passenger Rights Regulation 261/2004 (EC 261) and also go to court on behalf of passengers to enforce claims for compensation and ticket refunds. In total, we have already enforced more than 400 million euros in compensation for our customers. Flightright was founded in 2010 by Dr. Philipp Kadelbach and Dr. Sven Bode and is now headed by Managing Director Dr. Jan-Frederik Arnold.
Cancellations, strikes and delays in 2022
The year 2022 was and is characterized by flight chaos, caused by massive planning errors during and after the Corona pandemic on the part of airlines and airports. The result was major waves of cancellations, especially by Lufthansa and Eurowings. But strikes, delays and missing suitcases have also thrown many vacation plans into disarray. Rightly so, many travelers are upset and seek help from Flightright. We estimate the situation at the moment in such a way that passengers also 2023, particularly in the summer vacations, must count again on many cancellations and delays.
Media contact
E-Mail: press@flightright.com
Mobil: +49 152 54633145
Flightright Experts for your Interview
Oskar de FeliceHead of legal department and air passenger rights expertOskar de Felice is camera-experienced and has already answered the questions of many major media such as Der Spiegel, FAZ and RTL. In doing so, he gets to the heart of legal issues in aviation law in a simple and understandable way.
“In the case of short-term cancellations and long delays, air travelers can claim compensation of 250 euros to 600 euros, since internal airline strikes are not an extraordinary circumstance that Lufthansa likes to use to try to talk itself out of it.”
Claudia BroscheAir passenger rights expert and fully qualified lawyerClaudia Brosche has given interviews to many media especially during the chaos flight summer 2022. Be it in print, radio or TV, should they have dealt more with the topic of air passenger rights, they have certainly encountered one or the other quote from Claudia. She explains complicated legal topics in a way that all consumers understand.
“Even in the Corona era, Lufthansa presented itself as a vehement refuser of payments, despite massive government support.”
“The fact that many airlines are still difficult to reach electronically in the digital age is unacceptable for air travelers.”
Dr. Jan-Frederik ArnoldManaging Director and industry expertDr. Jan-Frederik Arnold leads the Flightright group of companies, a legal tech group that comes together under the Allright umbrella. He has been advancing the digital legal industry for many years, in addition to corporate development. He will be happy to bring modern consumer protection and business aspects of the group to you in a technical discussion.
“Flightrights service is precisely tailored to the needs of consumers:inside and is constantly being expanded. We help air travelers when the airlines don’t.”
Facts and figures on airlines and flights problems
Please visit our Flightright data center for up-to-date data and rankings on airlines and flight issues such as cancellations and delays.
Press reviews
What the media has said about us
Travel Weekly – 20 August 2014
Brits miss out on millions for delayed and cancelled flights
Telegraph – 10. April 2015
Virgin Atlantic passengers demand compensation for ‘nightmare’ 33-hour flight delay
Mirror – 01 June 2015
The world’s five best airports to be stuck in if your flight is delayed
Press materials
Press representatives can download the Flightright image material made available here to use in their reports without having to obtain the company’s prior approval. If you need higher-resolution images or have any other questions, just send an e-mail to press@flightright.com