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Five major airlines 'wrongly denied' flight delay payouts to passengers

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The UK aviation regulator is taking enforcement action against five major airlines it says have been failing to pay the legally required compensation for flight delays resulting from missed connections. It estimates that overall 100,000s of passengers may be due up to £500 each for this kind of delay - here's how to claim if you're affected....
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'Five major airlines 'wrongly denied' flight delay payouts to passengers'
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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,459 Forumite
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    Why didn't the government give the CAA teeth way back in 2004 to enforce EU reg EC 261:2004?

    Why hasn't the government stopped the airlines wasting the small claims court time and continually acting unreasonably?

    There's a very long way to go.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • phillw
    phillw Posts: 5,663 Forumite
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    edited 23 February 2017 at 12:30PM
    richardw wrote: »
    Why didn't the government give the CAA teeth way back in 2004 to enforce EU reg EC 261:2004?

    It looks like they tried: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/975/note/made

    The CAA doesn't seem willing to do anything about it though.
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