Flight Delay Expert - Claim for Delayed Flights Compensation

FLIGHT DELAY COMPENSATION LETTER You can use our free flight delay compensation EU claim letter template to write the letter to airline to claim compensation for your delayed / cancelled / overbooked flight in accordance with EC Regulation 261/2004.

WHEN YOU CAN CLAIM FLIGHT DELAY COMPENSATION

You could be owed up to €600 per passenger, per flight! 

 If your flight was delayed for more than 3 hours on arrival   If your flight was cancelled without any prior notice   If you were denied boarding due to an overbooked flight 

KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR RIGHTS OF FLIGHT DELAY COMPENSATION EC Regulation 261/2004 entitles air passengers to claim up to 600€ as compensation for flight delays, flight cancellations and for denied boarding. Flight Delay Compensation amount varies between 250€ to 600€ depending on the duration of flight delay on arrival and flight travel distance.

EU 261 Rule applies for all the airlines passengers whose flight departure were from an EU Airport irrespective of the airline (EU or Non-EU) and for flight passengers whose flight arrival was at EU Airport through an EU registered airline irrespective of the airport (EU or Non-EU) UNDERSTAND YOUR RIGHTS BEFORE YOU CLAIM FLIGHT COMPENSATION FOR YOUR DELAYED OR CANCELLED OR OVERBOOKED FLIGHT  

 Ultimate Guide To Claim Flight Delay Compensation   How to Claim Compensation For Delayed Flights?   Are you eligible to claim for delayed flight

HOW TO GET COMPENSATION FOR FLIGHT DELAYS WITH FLIGHT DELAY EXPERT STEP 1 Fill out our online enquiry form STEP 2 One of our advisors will call you to get details of your flight delay and check if you are eligible to claim flight delay compensation STEP 3 Our expert team will get your claim processed and you can live track the progress of your flight delay compensation claim using your Flight Delay Expert login details. 

STEP 4 Sit back and wait for your compensation to arrive!

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FLIGHT DELAY COMPENSATION LETTER TEMPLATE Your Name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Your Address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Name of Airline: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Street and Street No.: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Postal Code and City: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Country: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Assertion of compensation claims according to Art. 7 Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 Dear Sir/Madam, I hereby claim compensation according to Art. 7 of Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 for: 1. Your Name / Street / Postal Code / City_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _______________________________________________ 2. Name of other Passengers (for example your Wife/Husband or Children) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __________________________________________________________

___________________________________________ I claim compensation relating to flight (flight number: _ _ _ _ _ _ _) which I booked from (departure airport _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) to (arrival airport _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _) on (booking date _ _ _ _ _ _ _).

The flight was delayed for more than _ _ _ _ _ hours OR canceled OR took place without me.

The problem was not based on exceptional circumstances or act of god.

Due to the delay of _ _ _ _ _ hours and the flight distance of _ _ _ _ _ between the airports I have the right to be compensated by _ _ _ _ _ Euros for each passenger.

I am writing this letter to request you to pay an amount of _ _ _ _ _ Euros / Passenger for each passenger, which comes to a total amount of â‚Ź/ÂŁ (_ _ _ _ _) immediately, but not later than 2 weeks from the date of this letter.

My bank account is Bank: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IBAN: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Swift/BIC: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ If I do not receive a response from you within the aforementioned deadline, I will seek immediate legal assistance.

With best regards, Your Name, Date and your signature

Bear in mind that the court where your case is heard might not be in your home city and then the cost of travelling for you/your lawyer could increase the total cost of the case. It is not usually necessary to attend the hearing in personally at the court but in some cases it might be.

Even if you do everything on your own you still have the risk of losing your court case and will then have to pay for your lawyer and the defense lawyer as well as for the court costs.

CLAIM THROUGH US: If the airline for which your flight was delayed or cancelled won't respond you back for the claim letter, you can seek help from our claim experts, no win no fee lawyers to claim on behalf of you.

Our experienced claim professionals will handle your case and do all the paperwork for you. Even if we have to go to court on your behalf we do not charge you for it.

HOW TO CLAIM DELAYED FLIGHT COMPENSATION THROUGH US? You need to enter the "Flight Number" and "Flight Date" into our Flight Delay Complain Form

WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU CLAIM FOR A FLIGHT DELAY DIRECTLY THROUGH THE AIRLINE A study has proved that over 75% of people that try to claim for their flight delays through the airlines themselves are unsuccessful even though they are eligible to claim. The biggest reasons for this are the fact that the airlines will ignore your letters, so you give up hope of any flight delay compensation, the airline will say that your claim in invalid even though you are 100% eligible to claim, and the airlines biggest excuse is flight delays were due to 'extraordinary circumstances' such as bad weather or a strike. If you attempt to claim compensation for your flight delays yourselves through the airline, and they use this excuse, then it means that you will need to somehow find evidence (which is a very tiring and laborious road) of why the flight was delayed and proving that it wasn't because of extraordinary reasons. Even if you are successful in finding this evidence, the majority of the time your flight delay claim will then go to a small claims court and will end up being a battle for your compensation. By this time, you will have spent most of any flight delay compensation you would have been entitled to and there would have been no point going down this road what so ever.

Even if you are successful in your flight delay claim, the airline hardly ever pays out the full amount of compensation that you are owed.

They normally offer a written apology, a small voucher which is normally for food and drink, a discount on your next flight, or if you are lucky then a less than 50% of the flight delay compensation that you are actually owed.

By the end of reading this, are you sure that claiming flight delay compensation yourself is actually worth it?

Here at Flight Delay Expert, we can get you more flight delay compensation than what the airline is offering, and you won't be spending it all just to find the actual reason for the delay.

You can make a claim if you have had a flight in the last 6 years that has been: » Delayed - if your actual arrival time is a minimum of 3 hours after your scheduled arrival time due to a fault of the airline that you used, you could be entitled to make a flight delay claim » Cancelled - If you have booked a flight, but been told less than 48 hours before your flight that it has been cancelled due to a fault of the airline then you are eligible to claim flight cancellation compensation » Rerouted - There are two types of reroute flights you could possibly claim compensation for. To claim for a rerouted flight, the same rules apply as the rest of the sectors. It must be within the last 6 years, you must be on an EU Regulated flight or airline and it must not be anything to do with an extraordinary circumstance. Also, you can only claim if the re-routing has delayed you arriving at your original location by 3 hours or longer » Denied Boarding - You can claim for compensation if you have been denied boarding due to the airline overbooking, under booking or any other ways of them making an error.

HOW TO CLAIM COMPENSATION FOR FLIGHT DELAYS? If you have any doubts to make your claim or using our Flight Delay Compensation Calculator you can see the video illustrated on How To Claim Flight Delay / Cancellation Compensation?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD7lQL_k5zQ

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ON FLIGHT DELAYS / CANCELLATIONS Q- How far back can I make a claim for flight delay compensation?

Due to the statute of limitations in England and Wales, compensation claims for flight delays, flight cancellations, missed connections, denied boarding and flight reroutes can only be made upto six years after the date of your original flight. If your flight is near the six year mark, we recommend you start claim proceedings so your flight delay claim does not expire before a settlement is made Q- How much compensation will I receive?

The amount of compensation awarded for any flight delay claim will vary per passenger, it could be between ÂŁ200-ÂŁ540. Compensation is determined by the length of your delay and the distance you were flying. The amount is fixed regardless of the cost of the ticket Q- Can I claim on behalf of other passengers in my party?

Yes, you can act as the lead passenger while processing your flight delay compensation claim but any money awarded will go to each individual member in the party unless we have written consent from the passenger to do otherwise Q- Can I claim on behalf of children in my party?

Children have the same right to flight delay compensation as adults: All passengers are eligible to claim the same amount of money under EU261/2004 regardless of their age. The only caveat is that the child must have paid something for their ticket (i.e. they were not travelling free of charge). Even if your child paid

a reduced fare and/or they didn't have their own seat, you can still claim flight delay compensation on the child's behalf. Claimants who are under 18 will have to appoint a litigation friend, who is a responsible adult that agrees to handle any claims for flight delays on the child's behalf.

Q- Can I claim if I used air miles for the ticket?

Flight delay compensation laws exist to compensate passengers for the inconvenience of long delays. As long as you paid something for your flight, including if you bought your ticket using air miles (i.e. you were not travelling free of charge), then you are able to claim the fixed compensation amount set out under EU261/2004.

Q- What airlines can I claim against?

Whether or not you can claim flight delay compensation depends on the countries that you take off and land in and, to a lesser extent, the airline. You can claim flight delay compensation if you are departing from an EU country or when you are landing in an EU country on-board an EU airline.

All flights taking off from the UK are covered regardless of the airline you are using. Likewise if you are flying from a destination within the EU (Spain, France, Italy etc.) you are covered on ANY airline.

So whether you're flying back to England from Spain or leaving Amsterdam on a connecting flight to go further afield, you will be covered by European flight compensation laws.

If you are arriving back in the EU from a country outside of the EU, you can only claim if you have been flying on-board an EU airline. If you are travelling between two non-EU countries then you cannot claim under EU261/2004.

Q- The airline has offered me vouchers as compensation, what should I do?

Article 7.3 of EU Regulation 261/2004 says that compensation for cancelled or delayed flights should be paid in cash, electronic bank transfer, bank order, or cheque unless the passenger signs to agree to accept travel vouchers and/or other services in place of monetary compensation.

If the passenger signs an agreement to say they are happy to accept vouchers in place of money then the airline no longer has to pay out the monetary compensation outlined in EU261/2004.

If you have not signed such an agreement then you are well within your rights to insist on cash compensation and not just vouchers.Deciding whether to accept vouchers instead of money is an entirely personal decision. It is worthwhile comparing the value of vouchers you are offered with the amount of money you are due under EU261.

At Flight Delay Expert we have had clients come to us who had been offered just ÂŁ100 in travel vouchers to be spent on another flight, but after taking on their case we secured them â‚Ź1200 in cash.

You should also be aware that some airlines offer vouchers with expiry dates, so you should be sure you will be travelling within the stated time period.