Getting a refund up to two years back
Sunday, July 1, 2012
Getting a refund from the airline is possible in
retroactive up to two years after the delay of your flight occurred. This is something very few passengers are aware of. You only need the flight number, date of the flight and your booking confirmation in order to get your money back in the case of a flight delay, cancellation,
denied boarding or re-routing.
Few people are aware that they can be compensated for their delayed flights at all. But even fewer know that it's also possible to do so retroactively. For most problems like lost luggage, the timeframe within which you can be compensated is much tighter, but for flight delays and such, filing a claim is possible up to two years after you encountered the flight delay.
Few people are aware that they can be compensated for their delayed flights at all. But even fewer know that it's also possible to do so retroactively. For most problems like lost luggage, the timeframe within which you can be compensated is much tighter, but for flight delays and such, filing a claim is possible up to two years after you encountered the flight delay.
The amounts for compensation are set:
- for flights of 1 500 kilometres or less EUR 250 (± £ 200)
- for intra-Community flights of more than 1 500 kilometres and for all other flights between 1 500 and 3 500 EUR 400 (± £ 340);
- for other flights that do not fall under categories (a) or ± (b) EUR 600 (± £ 500)