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Flight delay compensation

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Flight delay
Hi, this is first time I have used forum. Can anyone advise me if I would qualify for compensation. In 2011 we were 2 hours into flight to Dominican Republic when our plane was turned around and returned to UK as there was a technical problem, it was fixed at Manchester but resulted in appx 5hr delay in arriving at…
Flight delay compensation despite having accommodation paid?
Hi I returned home from Cuba yesterday having had our flight delayed for 23hrs. We were able to stay at our hotel and did not have to fork out for any additional costs so i was wondering if we are still eligible to claim compensation? Also one of the passengers was an infant and i wasn't sure if i was able to claim for him…
Flight Delay Egyptair
Can I claim compensation for a flight delay of approximately 6.5 hours and/or baggage delayed for 48 hours, this was on the 25/10/2014 at Heathrow (Heathrow Disruption After IT System Failure Hits Passenger Baggage Processing). The connecting flight was missed at Cairo to Sharm el Sheikh, we arrived about 6.5 hours later.…
Fault in Air Delay to destination 24 hours
I flew in August 2010 from Heathrow to Las Vegas, changing at Dallas. We had a techinical fault in the Air and had to land in New York, After 3 hours the plane was repaired. We then flew on to Dallas delayed and missed my connection to Las Vegas. I was then put into a hotel overnight. I eventually arrived in Las Vegas 24…
pamela 9234
I flew a flight from Manchester uk to Buffalo US last year, it was not a direct flight with Continental airlines. The flight touched down in Washington DC and we were then to fly on to Buffalo. When we got to Washington the flight was delayed, delayed again then cancelled. Customer service got us on a US airways flight…
Flight delay compo
Hi need some advice please, took a holiday back in 2010, manchester flight to Turkey which was delayed by over 6 hrs, cant find the flight info? where do i start to try and find this info. The flight was Thompson? any tips etc would be great:p
Missed transit flight due to immigration queue (USA)
I missed a connecting flight in Chicago O Hare and wonder if I can get recompense for hotel cost. This is the story. I flew London - Chicago - Charlotte with US Airlines. I had about 2 hours transit time in Chicago, which should be more than enough. The flight arrived in Chicago on time. But there were excessive queues at…
When the EU Reg does not apply
I missed my previous flight and paid a fare not available to the public to board the next one, which was then cancelled after spending ages on the tarmac at Gatwick waiting to depart as the crew had exceeded their hours. I contacted Easyjet and they said that as the ticket related to a special fare the EU regulations don't…
dont give up
As a family of four we travelled in cuba in 2012 and our return flight with thomson was delayed 24 hours.I wrote to the airline requesting compensation and received a reply saying that delay was not their fault so the compensation claim was declined. after seeing Martin on the This Morning program discussing this issue, I…
Thomson claims older than 2 years?
So what moves have been made for Thomson to start paying off folk who have had claims stayed for their two year Montreal nonsense? Has anyone made contact with Thomson and perhaps been told payment is being processed? For me not a word. I have written to the court asking for them to press on with the claim as Thomson lost…
Compensation due to inbound flight delay
Hi, I have been looking at previous posts and general information and just need clarification on a key point. Our flight home from Greece to Birmingham was delayed over 6 hours due to the flight into Greece being delayed. The airline was monarch and the reason given for the delay was that a crew member was taken ill on the…
delay compensation with mixed airlines
I booked a flight to Norfolk Virginia via NYC through a travel agent. The transatlantic leg was with Virgin and the internal US flight with Delta. The Delta flight arrived 10 minutes late, which meant that I missed the transatlantic flight. The question is, who do I claim from; the travel agent, Delta or Virgin??
Flight Cancellation-Can I claim
In 2011 we had flights booked via Air Europa from London to Miami, via Madrid.The flight from madrid to Miami was cancelled about 2 months before the flight, with the reason - 'Change of Season, no flights on that day'. Air Europa offered alternate flights the day before or the day after which we were unable to accept as…
Flight delay compensation.....
New to these forums so go easy on me......!!! We had an unfortunate experience about 3 years ago with an airline called Sky Wings, who were flying us from Birmingham to Zante. According to the weekly email it would appear that we qualify for the flight delay compensation. Unfortunately, I'm fairly certain that Sky Wings…
Easyjet Athens to Manchester about 5 years ago
Was anyone on the Easyjet flight from Athens to Manchester which was delayed for around 9 hours because the crew had exceeded their hours? I haven't been able to track this flight down. I contacted Easyjet a few months back but they were no help. The flight numbers appear to have been changed and I cannot remember just…
TAP Flight Cancellations
Hi, We have recently been the victims of the TAP Cabin crew strikes, meaning that our return flight from Funchal to Heathrow on Saturday 1st November was cancelled. We were emailed 48 hours before our flight by the agent (Bravofly) to say that we need to contact TAP direct. As TAP have an office in Funchal we went their to…
Flight Delayed Last Christmas - Aer Lingus
We were going to New York for 4 nights last Christmas. Flight from Gatwick to Dublin was delayed 3 hours (Pilot Illness and No Show )and we missed our connection to JFK (even though it had not pushed back and were delayed 5 hours in Dublin being a total of 8 hours late. Aer Lingus say that we don't have a claim? Is this…
Proof of delay
Hi, I have had two flight delays back in 2011 but I have no documented proof. Will I still be able to claim? One flight was with BA from Phoenix, the other with Thomson from Punta Cana. Thanks, Kc01xn
What if Tour Operator Changed Airline?
I'm afraid the advice does not properly cover my case - at least not explicitly. We Booked a holiday to Crete with Olympic flying from Birmingham to Heraklion in May 2011. The carrier was supposed to be Monarch, but Monarch or Olympic changed the outward carrier to Sky Wings (delayed for 1 hour), and the return flight to…
Thomson (TOM117) Delayed Flight Manchester to Male 27/02/2009
Hi first time post!. We had a delay of 23 Hours and 50 minutes on the 27/02/2009 flying from Manchester (uk) to Male Maldives flight TOM117. If I remember correctly we were due to fly at 18.10. A hour or so before the flight was due to take off the departure board changed to delayed. we never saw a Thomson representative…

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