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Flight delay compensation successes
Have you managed to successfully claim compensation for a flight delay? Please let us know how much you were compensated and how you managed it.
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Flight Delay Compensation Sticky
✈️Here are some threads you might find useful: * FAQ's to flight delay compensation queries * Compensation for delayed flights Discussion Area * Guide to Claiming Flight Delay Compensation * Flight delay compensation, US and Canadian Airlines * Flight delay and cancellation compensation, Ryanair ONLY * Flight delay and…
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Please read before posting! Please post in the existing threads rather than starting a new one!
Please post in the relevant thread for the airline you are claiming for rather than starting a new thread. There is one thread for each of the popular airlines, any others are in "all other EU airlines", "US & Canadian Airlines" or the "Non-EU airlines" thread. If you scroll down or search the forum you will find the…
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Compensation for delayed flights Discussion Area
This discussion relate to the Flight Delay Compensation guide. Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If you aren’t sure how it all works, read our New to Forum? Intro Guide.
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Flight rescheduled - is it possible to claim expenses?
My brother has a flight for him and his 2 kids from Los Angeles to Manchester via Dublin on Aer Lingus. The LA flight arrives into Dublin at 14:30 on Thu 7th August and the flight from Dublin to Manchester was later that same day (Thu 7th) at 20:20. He's recently been told by Aer Lingus that the Dublin to Manchester flight…
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Ryanair flight delayed compensation denied
Hi recently travelled back from Rhodes to Birmingham the flight was delayed and landed 3 hours 22 minutes late. When we were on the runway waiting to leave the pilot came on the tannoy and apoligised for the delay saying the plane was late leaving Birmingham airport due to a hydraulic leak, and luckily Ryanair had a spare…
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EasyJet travel insurance via Collinson Insurance
Any help would be grateful. On Sunday 20/07/2025 my flight from Bristol to Copenhagen
was cancelled by Easyjet. Flight Number: EZY2931 This was after delays at the airport. (We were off for a short five night trip) When I did the Easyjet booking I took out their travel
insurance, thinking I would be covered for events like…
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Had success claiming back Airport Passenger Duty after a missed flight?
Air Passenger Duty (APD) is a tax included in the cost of your flight ticket, but it isn't collected from the airlines by the government until you actually fly. So, if you miss a flight, it's worth seeing if the airline will refund you the tax. Have you managed to get some money back this way? ✈️ See MSE Clare's Air…
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The Flights Guru Refund - UPDATE
Back in 2021 I posted about my difficulties getting a refund from The Flights Guru. I sent endless letters and made even more phone calls and got nowhere. Thanks to the advice from this forum I was able to finally take them to court in May 2025. I discovered that they hadn’t even paid any money to Norwegian Airlines, so…
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Tui compensation rejected
Flying EDI to PMI a couple of weeks ago. Flight was 3hrs 2 mins late. Tui have rejected the compensation saying that it was due to the late arriving aircraft (around 45 mins) and then planned maintenance on the aircraft. Find this strange as they started boarding the plane and then everyone had to go back into the…
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Self transfer missed due to kiwi.com inadequate transfer time
Not a flight delay per se, but was hoping for some advice. Booked a Ryanair flight from Manchester to Podgorica on kiwi.com, including a 50 minute self transfer in Krakow. I missed the connecting flight. In effect I only had 30 minutes to get from gate to gate, given that the connecting flight closed the gate 20 mins…
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Flight delays 5hrs British Airways
Anyone know how long it takes for a response from BA ? Service disgraceful 😑
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Ryanair flight cancelled
Due to our Traffic controller strikes our flight to Marrakesh was cancelled on 3rd of July whilst we were on board the plane We were unable to obtain another flight going out due to them being fully booked I believe Ryanair are going to refund us for the flights out but are refusing to refund us for our return flight which…
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Delayed Luggage Compensation??
Just back from holiday, and trying to deal with BA as both my Wife and I had the luggage delayed for 4 / 5 days of our 10 day Holiday. We have travel insurance so can claim for the essentials we had to emergency purchase while away. Does anyone know if you can claim on your insurance and also from BA as I do not feel they…
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Dan Air airline doesn't respond
Hi Team, Last August three of us flew to Romania with tickets booked directly with Dan Air (Romanian airline). The flight was delayed some 8 hours so I filed for compensation. After receiving an auto acknowledgement saying they were busy and it would take some time to respond I have had no further response from them. I…
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Flight delay and cancellation compensation, Easyjet ONLY
MSE Official Insert: This discussion thread is linked to from our Flight Delays Compensation guide. Please read that for full help.
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BA Cancelled Flight - Reasonable expenses not fully paid due to 'approved budgets'
Hi all, My partner and I recently flew to Nice from LCY and were expected to fly home on 03/07. Unfortunately, due to French Air Traffic Control strikes our flight was cancelled and rebooked by BA for the evening of 05/07, albeit returning to LHR rather than LCY as originally planned. I understand that as the cancellation…
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How to submit formal complaint to Vueling about wrongfully being denied boarding & subsequent stress
Hello, please can someone advise how to submit a formal complaint to Vueling? I sent my complaint via the link on the website that says: "If you want to file a complaint, use this link. This chat is intended for the sole purpose of sending us comments about aspects related to your flight or to any of our services that you…
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Jet2 refusing flight delay compensation June 2024
we were delayed 13 hours on a jet2 flight from Palma, Majorca to Newcastle on 28th June 2024. I submitted a claim and it was refused, jet2 claimed it was due to extraordinary circumstances on a flight 2 flights before ours. I challenged them and they replied claiming that they can rely on extraordinary circumstances for…
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Flight delay and cancellation compensation, Tui/Thomson ONLY
MSE Official Insert: This discussion thread is linked to from our Flight Delays Compensation guide. Please read that for full help.
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Qatar abandoned us in Istanbul
Departed Edinburgh to Doha at 15.45 on the way to Maldives for our honeymoon and got diverted to Istanbul as Doha bombed. 1st night Qatar took us to a hotel 30 mins from the airport at midnight with no information. Travel agent called us at 13.00 next day with offer from Qatar to take us to Doha so rushed to Istanbul…
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Is There a Claim to Be Made?
I was told I couldn't claim compensation awhile back but I think I was misinformed. Here's what happened to our flights ... 24/7/22 (Yep, almost three years ago) Booked SKG to EDI via CGN with Eurowings. First flight take off was delayed by an hour and a half so we missed our connecting flight. Eurowings put us in a hotel…
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[Update] UK261 EasyJet 8126 15.6.25 agreed
Could anyone check on the reason for delayed flight U2 8126 from Lanzarote to LGW please. Due to leave at 20.20 15.6.2025 and arrive at 00.20 on 16.6.2025 On the replacement flight next day (9126 with 15 hours delay) the pilot said that technical problems were responsible for not being able to turn around the aircraft on…
