Airline passengers to be compensated for delays of 1hr+ on UK domestic flights under new Government

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Airline passengers on domestic flights within the UK could be compensated if their trip is delayed by just one hour under sweeping new proposals put forward by the Government. 

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Airline passengers to be compensated for delays of 1hr+ on UK domestic flights under new Government plans

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emmajones1976

And then people will moan when air fares go up to pay for it.

martindow

emmajones1976 said:

And then people will moan when air fares go up to pay for it.

The proposals are likely to cost a lot less as the idea is to refund percentages of the fare paid.  Ryanair refunding £10 instead of hundreds as at present is a much better deal for airlines than passengers.

Thrugelmir

emmajones1976 said:

And then people will moan when air fares go up to pay for it.

Nothing compared to the impact of aviation fuel which is up over 70% over the past year. 

daveyjp

It will end up as bad as the railway delay repay system for getting refunds.