Compensation for delayed flights Discussion Area

We booked flights from Heathrow to Atlanta and back from New Orleans to Heathrow via Dallas in April. These were booked with BA using BA flights for the transatlantic portions. On the return journey the New Orleans to Dallas flight was cancelled due to mechanical failure, an AA flight, hence we missed our BA flight back to Heathrow. We were rebooked on an AA flight the following day and eventually arrived back in England 22 hours late. AA put us up in a hotel and gave us meal vouchers but the only compensation they gave us was a voucher to be used against an AA flight within the next year. It is unlikely we will be able to use this. I am trying to find out whether we are entitled to any compensation as we were booked on a BA flight and booked it through BA. I have tried to contact AA and BA but am not having much luck. Can any body help?

Hi All

I hope someone would put me in the right direction and answer some questions for me.

3 years ago I was working in Australia as an Oil and Gas expatriate and one of my flights (Emirates) was leaving from Manchester to Perth, Western Australia. Although I was picked up by a chauffer from home to the airport and checked in, i was in the business class lounge for 4 hours befire the flight was eventually cancelled and i had to go back home and retried the following day. Thankfully we took off on the next day and arrived in WA safely.

Here are my questions, Am I entitled to any compensation, considering;

1) I always fly on business class and Emirates gave me some bonus skywards miles due to the delay/cancellation.
2) Flight was cancelled and i went back home, effectively losing a day's pay on the Rig and saving Emirates my hotel cost.
3) I don't have my boarding pass but can retrieve the flight details online.

I thank you in anticipation of your kind reply.

Michael Elegbede

Hi - would appreciate some thoughts. Flight to Newark delayed by 7.5 hours on 5/4/14. Once boarded Captain announced that delay was due to the fact that working time regulations in the US had changed the previous week and this meant that he and the crew had had to take a longer rest break, which had not been reflected in the scheduling of the flights. Have complained to United quoting the relevant legislation. They have replied saying that the delay was due to an 'unexpected safety shortcoming.' and is therefore not covered by EC 261. Have tried to fob me off with useless vouchers. Anyone know how to prove they are fibbing! Thanks in advance.