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Lolly1121
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Hi just wondered if someone can help me. I booked our travel insurance for fly cruise with Sainsbury's and we have just had a 14 hour delay.
When I booked it I had no flight times so just went by dates of travel so 8th Dec until 22nd. However our return flight from Barbados departed on the 22nd but didn't reach until gatwick the 23rd so will this be invalid for me to claim.
Thanks
When I booked it I had no flight times so just went by dates of travel so 8th Dec until 22nd. However our return flight from Barbados departed on the 22nd but didn't reach until gatwick the 23rd so will this be invalid for me to claim.

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Ring them and ask
Claim what exactlymake the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
Well tui have said we can claim compensation for the 14 hour delay from our travel insurance company, however not from the airline. Thanks0
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If your flight home was scheduled to arrive back in the UK on the last day of your policy then you are fine. If it was scheduled to arrive back the following day then you were not insured for the whole trip!
Your actual date of arrival home, after a delay that you could not have known about at the time you took out insurance, makes no difference at all to the validity of your insurance.0 -
Hi just wondered if someone can help me. I booked our travel insurance for fly cruise with Sainsbury's and we have just had a 14 hour delay.
When I booked it I had no flight times so just went by dates of travel so 8th Dec until 22nd. However our return flight from Barbados departed on the 22nd but didn't reach until gatwick the 23rd so will this be invalid for me to claim.
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We were due to fly out of Barbados at 6.20 on the 22nd of December and arrive into Gatwick early hours of the 23rd. So from what is put above my travel insurance was invalid as it should of been up to the 23rd. Our flight was 14 hours late so I won't be able to claim through Sainsbury's and on the news it said airlines won't have to pay out due to exceptional circumstances out of there control. ��0
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What were the extraordinary circumstances that made your fight more than 3 hours late and exactly how long were you delayed getting to Gatwick0
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Justice13075 wrote: »What were the extraordinary circumstances that made your fight more than 3 hours late and exactly how long were you delayed getting to Gatwick
OP stated a 14 delay hour from destination.0 -
how much would your travel insurance pay for the delay?....it appear to vary depending on the type of policy but it shown as between £25 and £50 for each 12 hour delay0
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how much would your travel insurance pay for the delay?....it appear to vary depending on the type of policy but it shown as between £25 and £50 for each 12 hour delay
At least they don't charge an excess on that!
OP, if you're not covered, which I suspect you're not due to your own error, you've hardly missed out on a fortune.Accept your past without regret, handle your present with confidence and face your future without fear0
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