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The Air Passengers Rights Regulation 2004 [1] [2] (Regulation (EC) No 261/2004) is a regulation in EU law establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding, flight cancellations, or long delays of flights. It requires compensation of €250 to €600 [3] depending on the flight distance for ...
For flights from the UK and EU airports (as well as those in the wider EEA), European air passengers’ rights rules prevail. These were introduced in 2006 and are known as EC261.
If an airline cancels your flight, regardless of reason, here’s what you’re entitled to. Your rights as an airline passenger are minimal, but you do have some. If an airline cancels your ...
The number of flight delays has increased as staff has been cut back as a result of the financial woes following the September 11 attacks. [7] Some of the causes of flight delays or cancellation include: Airline glitches. The top cause of flight delays, according to a USA Today analysis. [7] Congestion in air traffic [7]
Most airlines overbook their flights, which means that they sell more tickets than the flight can carry. [11] If more ticketholders arrive at the airport than the plane can carry the airline will refuse to board some passengers (colloquially known as "bumping" them) and provide them compensation based on the regulations that apply to that flight.
Confusingly for many passengers, the severe delays and cancellations didn't necessarily entitle them to compensation from the airlines, because weather and air traffic control delays are seen by ...
Rules for cancellations, overbooking and long delays are tangled. This guide is here to help Air passenger compensation: What are your rights when a flight goes wrong?
Airlines have demanded compensation reform as air traffic control chaos has seen 2,000 flights cancelled across Europe. More than 2,000 flights have been cancelled in the last three days ...