Money Moral Dilemma: Should I split flight delay compensation with my friend?

REJP

Did you claim for both of you? If so give her the share of compensation.
Ask yourself how much your friendship is worth. If you keep her share you are a thief.

T4mesis

Well the clue is in your own thread: you applied on behalf of BOTH of you. Surely this isn t worth ruining a friendship.

Wings_of_Ambition

Claims companies take their cut, so work out how long you spent on it, and pay yourself for the time worked.

Alternatively, if she kicks off, you can always contact the airline and tell them you're only claiming for one person. Then let her make her own claim.

buzzard

there was no point in both of you wasting time and effort and you presumably put it no more effort than you would have done claiming for yourself, so nothing to bill for. However if your friend let you do all the work and does not offer you at least a bottle of wine they are no friend.

John_Gray

Calculate the amount of time you spent on making the claim, estimate the cost of this time, and deduct this from the total amount you received back, as a justifiable expense.
Split the remainder (if any) in two, and give your friend half of this amount.
Where's the dilemma?

sunny_dancer

This is a non-dilemma as compensation is paid to the person and when I received money from BA for a flight delay I first had to send a letter signed by other people in my family to the effect that they were happy for me to claim ON THEIR BEHALF

tindella

Did you ask for help from your friend and it was denied? Keep the money.

Did you offer to claim for both of you? Share the money


Simples

Carol297

If the friend said they did not want to put in a claim then I think NO. This is because even though the compensation is for both passengers it is impossible to claim for only one, this is not the lead passengers fault. Also the other passenger had a chance to complain with the lead passenger and chose not to, also chose not to share the work and stress in making the claim. If it makes you feel better give "their" share to charity, after deducting your expenses of course.

joehoover

Of course not, they endured the delay, and really how much time did it take you. I disagree with people saying work out how much time it took you and deduct from their compensation. Is this really how people run their friendships now?


In a normal friendship, you'd give then their half and then they'd buy you a drink for sorting it out. Swings and roundabouts.



In an abnormal friendship you would charge your friends for your time, maybe even get them to reimburse your bus fare or petrol when you meet up with them, after all your time is not free and they have the privilege of spending time with you so milk them for every penny....(massive eye roll)

Gresp

How about a MMD that actually gives us enough information to go on?

For starters, did you each pay for your own tickets? Did your friend offer to help fight for compensation? Did they even know you were doing it? What did you agree?

If you do split the money, a good friend would give you something back for your efforts, e.g. a drink, or a share of the money.