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Flight delay compensation

Archives for April 2013

Thomson Fly TOM 1577 - Flight not recognised
I was delayed on a Thomson Fly flight for 7 hours in October 2007. I have still got the flight ticket but the flight is not recognised on any of the websites I have tried. Has anyone else got this problem? It was a flight to Cancun. Any ideas?
Freedom flights liquidation
Hi, I'm presuming it is impossible to claim for flight delay compensation if the company has gone into liquidation?
SN Brussels
I had made use of the letter template to seek compensation from SN Brussels for a 24 hour delay on a flight in 2011(following the article on Martin's TV show) believing that the 6 year period of liability was applicable. SN Brussels have claimed an ancient law of 1891 states that the EC regulation of 2004 can only be…
EMIRATES - extraordinary circumstances??
Hi all, Reply from Emirates- sat on plane expected to leave Manchester to Dubai, fault discovered so transferred from Manchester to Birmingham via coach for flight to Dubai. Can anyone shed any light on where to go now, or do I give up. They say, A review of your case shows that delay to flight EK 018 from Manchester to…
23hr flight delay
Hi can anyone help me with a Flight delay compensation claim. I recently travelled back from Mexico with Thomson Airways/Holidays but had a delay of 23 hours in Mexico before flying back too Manchester. Thomsons acknowledged the delay by means of a leaflet on arrival in the UK. They stated and I quote "The aircraft due to…
Court success thread
MSE Official Insert: This discussion thread is linked to from our Flight Delays Compensation guide. Please read that for full help.
25hr delay - package company or airline to claim
Hi everyone, this is my first time on the forum so apologies if I've got it wrong but I would like some advice on a 25 hour flight delay we encountered at Christmas 2012. Booked a ski holiday with Inghams to Austria and flew from Birmingham to Innsbruck with Austrian airlines. Due to bad weather the flight was delayed, on…
emirates
hi. i was delayed for a total of 7hrs on 26/12/2012 flying from glasgow i have contacted emirates but they do not seem to be taking me seriously what is my next step of appeal
Monarch flight MON4724 Gatwick to Goa 2008
After Monarch had initially said no to compensation for an 8 hour delay in the above flight on 4/4/2008, we wrote to them again quoting the new EU policy on compensation and after about 6 weeks we received a cheque each for the full amount of £508, luckily we had kept all documentation ,brilliant result!!:beer:
Turkey Flight
Had a delay of about five hours on a Thomas Cook flight a few years ago . Phoned customer services at Thomas Cook who admitted i was due compensation and offered a figure which was agreed . However this would take 28 days to process and would be in travel vouchers .Said i did not want vouchers and was entitled to cash…
Flight delay - First Choice - Cuba 6/12/2010
Flight No. TOM 094 Gatwick to Holguin Flight time: 10.00 Scheduled arrival: 15.15 Actual arrival: 22.20 I was notified a week before departure that there would be a change in the scheduled aircraft whch was shown as a direct flight without any stopovers. I noted that the leg room would be less and asked if they would…
Meridiana Flight Cancellation
hi there Meridiana cancelled a flight from Gatwick to Florence exactly one month before departure date next month. My colleague has now had to rebook with another airline at a much higher cost and incurring extra costs in accommodation etc. Has he any rights to any compensation? I understand they have just stopped…
Anyone ever had a response from Portugese CAA?
I contacted the CAA re a 3hr+ delay and they said even tho it was a UK airline because the delay was the return journey to the UK I had to contact the Portugese CAA. I've emailed them twice, the second time asking for an acknowledgement of my complaint at least but have heard nothing. Just wondered if anyone else has had…
BMI and British Airways Delay Compensation
Hoping someone can help here. As we all know BMI International are no longer in business as such as they were at first taken over by Lufthansa I believe and now British Airways. My problem is the cancellation of a Flight by BMI from Las Vegas to Manchester in 2008. We were delayed by around 20 hours having to go back to a…
Thomas cook egypt delay
last year we were delayed nearly four hours coming back from egypt so i decided to lodge a claim to thomas cook. i sent first letter on april 1st 2013 and emailed them 3 weeks later,still havent had any confirmation of them recieving any correspondance from me. i had all the tickets,booking refs and even the letter they…
Thomson rejection on claim
Travelled from Mytilene to Manchester with thomsons flight TOM 2421 8th Sept 2011 delayed over 24 hours. Completed claim form January 28th 2013 submitted boarding passes, passport copies plus letter from airline confirming delay due to technical fault. 70 days later Thomson say no pay because it was extraordinary…
CAA secures nearly €100k for delayed passengers
See here: http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/articles/2013/04/23/43829/caa+secures+nearly+100k+for+delayed+passengers.html
Flight Delay claim-Help Please?
When I saw the EU ruling I recalled we had a 3.5hour delay on a flight to Hurghada (Egypt) fro Manchester a few years ago but couldnt recall full details. Have now got a translation of my passport stamp and we arrived on a flight on Friday 17th February 2005 (1 day inside the claim period). The real problem is we cannot…
Virgin Delay to Barbados
Hi everybody I wonder if any of you can help? On 23rd August 2008 (flight number VS0029) myself and three other members of my family took a life time holiday to Barbados with Virgin. We all travelled Premium. The flight left on time but within an hour we could see we we not going anywhere only flying over Gatwick. The…
Flight delay comp
I have put a claim in to tc for 2days delay, how long does the claim take to get a answer

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