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Flight delay compensation

Archives for March 2013

airline gone bust - how to find out who adminstrators or liquidators are?
Any idea's how to find out who the administrators or liquidators of an airline are? we were delayed with air scandic, i think they went bust at the time and were delayed over 24 hours. Thanks
Sold Airline Advice Please
I wondered if somebody may know who should be responsible for my flight delay. In February 2008 I flew GB Airways to Tenerife. The return flight was their final flight before they became part of Easy Jet. Who would be responsible? BA or Easyjet? BA have referred me to Easyjet, but i am not convinced this is correct. Does…
12 hour delay bridgetown barbados
:beer:booked a cruise with princess cruises.the flight was booked with the cruise through princess cruises.we were due to fly from doncaster airport at 9.05 on the 7/2/2011 .we bordered the plane but then a hydraullic fault was found on the plane and we were told that we had to taxi up and down the airport to see if the…
flight delay
may 2012 went to egypt but return flight was delayed 3 hours i think,we were told reason for dely was that there was not enough cleaners to clean the planes so we had to wait for the plane to be clean before we boarded,hence the delay,not got ticket details but have sent thomson the date when i travelled,also sent the…
BA refusal of refund
I was wondering if anyone could give me advice. We went to antigua last year and our flight was delayed due to the pilot being ill. Due to this delay it meant that we missed our connecting flight in gatwick to belfast and when we asked BA to help us they said it wasnt their problem as our flight from gatwick to belfast was…
flight delay
can someone please help is there anywhere where i can find out the original and true reason why my flight was delayed at the airport we were told that our flight was diverted, when we made a claim we were given a standard letter stating we were not entitled due to an oil leak?
Flight delay
Hi, Hope someone can advise, and hope that i'm doing this right as I'm new to the Forum and not really all that technical. I saw Martins programme on Thursday the 28th March 2013 regarding flight delays, so thought ok lets do this. Have done a little research to see what I need before writing any letters,. Basically I went…
do i need booking ref to claim first choice
a party of 3 of us were delayed at gatwick for 7 hours.We were flying to porlamar,venezuala when the aircrafts aircon developed a fault and had to wait for a spare plane. This happened in dec 2007 and we have no booking ref no. Is this going to be a problem claiming?
Alitalia overbooking and >6hr delay - help please?
Hello all, I'm not trying to spam, but there doesn't seem to be an alitalia thread and I dont want to post in the klm/air France thread. I posted the info below in the general discussion thread but thought I might get a better response out here. I need to untangle what happened to me on thursday and figure out a plan of…
Flight delay
I know I have had 2 or 3 flights that have had quite long delays but all I remember is in and out of which airport no idea dates or any evidence I think one or to might have been Monarch flights. Any help would be great.
MyTravel and compensation
I was delayed by 11 hours going out to Majorca on 5th May and 7 hours on return journey. MyTravel has since been taken over by Thomas Cook, am I wasting my time claiming for any compensation.
flight delay compensation
Ihad a flight delay of 24hours on a monarch flight to India in 2007 I know the date of departure but do not have any tickets or baording passes anymore and I dont know the flight number is there any way I can still make a claim
Claiming for flight delays
TO ANYONE THAT CAN HELP My name is Stephen and on the 5 jul 2006 me and my partner were on a flight from Belfast to Cancun for a 2wk hol. The flight was delayed for at least 4 hours the plane had a fault and it couldnt be fixed quickly so they had to fly a plane from else where. It was that long ago i cant remember who the…
KLM flight delay
I was due to travel on a KLM flight from Glasgow to Munich via Amsterdam in February 2007 but while we were waiting at the gate a baggage vehicle got wedged under the wing. We were booked onto a flight from Edinburgh the following morning and overnight accommodation and travel to Edinburgh were covered but we lost a day of…
Royal Brunei delay caused us to miss onward flight
Our flight from Dubai was delayed by just under 3 hours in January 2012 which then subsequently meant that we missed our connecting flight back to Ireland from Heathrow. After having to collect our luggage and a long terminal change we then had to pay over £250 for new tickets. We received no compensation from either…
Cancelled flight - possibly Thomas Cook but flight checker shows Velvet Sky?
I am looking for a little help/assistance if possible. I was due to be on a return flight from Las Palmas to Glasgow on the 25th June 2005 but it was cancelled and we were told that we could either stay at the airport or go back to our accommodation and try get a room with a view to claiming compensation later on. I…
Lufthansa
Hi there, I had a return trip booked with Lufthansa that I ended up not being able to take. However the return flight ended up being cancelled but Lufthansa claim I cannot get a refund or rebook it as I did not take my outbound flight. Is that correct? Thanks for any help.
Beeman n
On Tuesday the 26 March I checked in at Gatwick UK for BA 2157 flight to St Kitts ( via Antigua) due to leave at 10 20 am (GMT) This flight eventually departed at 2 10 pm GMT due to technical troubles concerning the aircraft hydraulics (we were told ) By 3 30 pm we were back at Gatwick because of a warning light on a cargo…
Orlando to Manchester Travel City Direct
Hi, I'm just wondering if anyone has tried to claim compensation from Travel City Direct as I have not found any threads regarding this airline. I was delayed 27 hours in August 2007 and was wondering whether to put a claim into this airline. Thanks!
Query re Aer Lingus
Hi All, I'm a newbie to this site with a question about flight delays. I booked flights with Aer Lingus from Dublin to Orlando in 2010. Flights had an hour stopover in Boston, and then the Boston - Orlando flight was with Jet Blue (codeshare with Aer Lingus). We were delayed for 7 hours in Boston, we weren't offered any…

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