How to get a compensation for delayed flights?

Did you know you can get money for those annoying delayed flights? Only a few percent of all air passengers know that flights that are delayed by three hours or more grant entitlement to EUR 250, EUR 400 or even EUR 600. Flight-Delayed.co.uk is a company that specialises in claiming this compensation from airlines. This article will tell you more about the regulations and about claiming.

What are the rules governing delayed flights?

The European Parliament and European Court of Justice regulated flight cancellations, re-routings and denied boardings in 2004, in Regulation (EC) no. 261/2004. However, this Regulation didn't include flight delays, which are just as great a nuisance to passengers as cancellations are. The ‘Sturgeon arrest’ of 2009 put an end to this inequity: it stated that long delays are equal to cancellations. Thanks to the Sturgeon arrest, airlines should also pay delayed passengers compensation.

Airlines aren’t exactly delighted with the ‘Sturgeon arrest’. They'd rather not pay you any compensation. Every year, 500 million air passengers encounter delayed flights and cancelled flights. About 30 million of them are entitled to compensation.

How much compensation should you receive?

EUR 250 for all flights up to 1,500 kilometres
EUR 400 for all flight within the European Union for more than 1,500 kilometres
EUR 400 for all flights within and outside the European Union between 1,500 and 3,500 kilometres
for all other flights you are entitled to EUR 600

If the airline offered you an alternative flight to your final destination, the carrier is allowed to reduce the compensation amounts mentioned above by 50% according to the following criteria:

the flight was delayed more than two hours for a flight of 1,500 kilometres
the flight was delayed more than three hours on longer for flights within the European Union or on other flights between 1,500 and 3,500 kilometres
the flight was outside the European Union and was delayed four hours or more and was more than 3,500 kilometres.

How can you claim this compensation?

Make sure you get the compensation you're entitled to! We help you claim this compensation, as airlines tend to make it virtually impossible for passengers to get compensation by themselves.

You can easily check if your flight should qualify you for compensation and how much. Within three simple steps we can answer your question. Of course, this is only a preliminary assessment. If you want to be sure, click 'order' to submit your claim with us. There are a number of circumstances that could make your claim invalid. We need to investigate the claim before going to the airline.

Not sure if your flight was delayed more than 3 hours? Drop us an email at info(at)flight-delayed.co.uk, and we will try to sort it out for you.

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My plane was delayed for over seven hours on a UK flight from Newquay to Manchester. I contacted Flight Delay and they quickly completed my claim without any fuss. I have received £195.62 minus a 25% charge, I actually received £145.07. All this took approx 5 weeks from beginning of claim to having payment into bank. HIGHLY RECOMMEND and thank you flight-delayed

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My plane was over three hours late getting back to Manchester due to delays. I contacted Flight Delay and they got me £199 (minus 25% for their fee) for the delay. It took less than an hours work from me to fill out a form and give them my power of attorney. Six weeks later it was all sorted. Highly recommended!