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Flight delay compensation

Archives for November 2013

Compensation confirmed
Thanks to MSE we've just been informed of a flight delay compensation payout of £765 :T but we've been told this will be in the form of vouchers. We thought this would be a cheque. Anyone else been paid in vouchers?
Bott & co - bank interest
I don't know if this has been raised Bott & co KEEP the clawed back bank interst without telling you unless you specify to keep/claim it from the airline, in which case you sign a different form Very crafty & can add up to a heap of cash in YOUR pocket Bring it to their attention if you haven't
Delayed flight
We booked BA flights through our local travel agent to fly Dublin/London and then London/San Francisco however our Dublin flight did not get in on time to allow us to make the USA connection. BA put us up in a hotel and flew us out the next day. Would we be entitled to compensation from BA?
BMI Flight Delay - Advice on Compensation
Hi I've got a question which hopefully somebody can help me with. Apologies in advance if the answer is in a thread already posted that I should've read. My BMI domestic flight from Leeds to Southampton was delayed this evening. As a result of this we could not land in So'ton as the airport closes at 10pm. We were…
Need advice for flight delay compensation Transavia
Dear all I have a question regarding the EU regulation 261/2004 and hope there are some people who can give me some analysis about my situation. Last week my return flight (Transavia) from Sevilla to Amsterdam was delayed for 21 hours. Initially, the flight was going to depart and was on its way to the take off lane. After…
Monarch air 5 hour delay
I was delayed on Monarch flight mon 303,29/8/2008 for 5 hours 30 minutes, lost a days holiday. I wrote to monarch, filled in there forms, claim rejected, i then sent them to the CAA, they sent claims back to monarch, another 8 weeks. This was then again rejected by monarch, i was told is was a technical fault on the flight…
Virgin Flight Delay 2010
Hi My flight was delayed back on 15/5/2010 it set of late therefore arrived at London Gatwick 5 hours and 2 minutes late. My claim was rejected on the basis of no 16 medical grounds extraordinary circumstances- the plane had to be diverted en-route to Gatwick due to a medical emergency previous. Therefore it arrived late…
Flight cancelled ahead of time
Apologies if this info is available but I can't find anything directly relevant, most info is on flights cancelled at short notice. And there's not much on aer lingus either :) I booked flights with aer lingus for a two week hol over Easter. They have just cancelled the outward bound flight. They rebooked me on to the…
flight delay - virgin atlantic
Flight from New York to London on 30/10/13 was delayed by 11 hours due to a technical fault. Virgin are refusing compensation on grounds of extraordinary circumstances. After inspection engineers located fault with braking system and part had to be flown in. Letter from them stated "unexpected flight safety shortcoming".…
cancelled flights - what can I claim
Has anyone had experience of 1st flight being cancelled (mine was from BHX to CDG) resulting in the 2nd longhaul flight (CDG to JNB) being missed. Not sure if I should claim for both flights or just the 1st European flight. Any advice would be much appreciated. The flights were Cityjet and AirFrance respectively, but all…
Mauritius
Recently we were returning from a Mauritius holiday on an Air Mauritius flight back to the UK when after 90 minutes the plane had to turn back with a technical fault, and landed back on the island. We did not take off again for 24 hours. The airline is refusing to pay any compensation, and after contacting the CAA they…
Double Success
Finally received a cheque today for two delays with Virgin on the VS075 Manchester to Orlando flight service in July 2009 and August 2011. I had my day in court on Mon 4th November and i was successful due to the help from this forum (take a bow Lord Vauban!) and the use of Wallentin and Huzar which was copied and…
Delay Compensation - Travel Services
Hi, My girlfriend and I booked a trip to Tenerife in September 2013 and we experienced delays on both the outbound and return flights. The flights were operated by the airline "Travel Services" (website: travelservice.aero). I have drafted a letter requesting compensation but I am unsure where to send it. Travel Services…
Help needed on next steps. Flybe compensation.
Hello everyone. My recently flight with Flybe was cancelled and I was put on a later flight to a different airport (with a free coach taking us to the original destination). This resulted in a delay of approximately 6 hours. I am aware of EU rules that I will be entitled to compensation if this was Flybe's fault. I first…
Air Malta asking for flight documents from 5 yrs ago
Hi, i submitted a claim for flight delay compensation , with air malta, for a six hour delay going and coming back from manchester - fuerteventura. They have answered my email after 4 months , asking me to forward all documentation of our flight with them . After 5 yrs i have no documentation, only reason we knew it was…
Virgin refusal Nov 2005
I have claimed co. Delay to Cuba on a Virgin flight it was about 10 or more hours and a technical fault which is showing on their website. They are refusing based "the application was no made within 6 years of the scheduled arrival of the flight." The forum states we can go back to Feb 05 does anyone know how we can…
Cancelled flights whilst we were in the USA
I was wondering if anyone could advice me please. Ten of us booked flights with Virgin through Hayes Travel. We paid well in advance and had a flight confirmation through the post. We travelled out to Orlando with no problems. On returning to the airport two weeks later we were told that only two of us had seats on the…
No win, no fee in Scotland?
Hi all, I've sent my initial flight delay compensation claim letter to Thomson more than a fortnight ago for a delay both to and from Edinburgh-Sharm El Sheik in the summer. I asked for a response within 14 days and not surprised not to have heard nothing back yet. I just want to progress to putting this in the hands of a…
monarch zb613 28/07/2012
could help me in finding if this flight ZB613 gran canaria to Manchester 28/07/2012 is entitled to claim compensation. thanks
Advice. Flight delayed, airline now bankrupt
Hi New to this forum and just after a bit of advice please. In May 2010 we went on a package holiday to Crete flying from Humberside. The flight was delayed by four hours plus, we were told at the time the reason but I cannot find the exact arrival time or reason now as it is missing from the flightstats website. The…

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