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Connecting Flights Compensation

On the 24th May we flew with Emirates to the Maldives via Dubai.

No issues on the first leg of the flight however our 04:20 flight to Male was cancelled due to a technical fault with the aircraft.

We were then booked on the 09:45 flight which got in at 14:46 which was over 5 hours later.

My question is are we entitled to compensation for the cancelled/delayed flight? Can we claim under UK regulations as we started out in the UK? I’ve read the article but doesn’t say anything about connecting flights.

thanks

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  • bagand96
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    Assuming all on one booking/ticket then yes you should be eligible to claim.

    They may try and give you the brush off that the delayed flight wasn't a UK/EU one, but as your journey started in the UK you are eligible. 
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