Calculate your flight compensation based on distance and delay
Under EU Regulation 261/2004 (applied in UK), you can claim €250-€600 depending on flight distance if delayed 3+ hours, cancelled, or overbooked. Short flights under 1,500km get €250. Flights 1,500-3,500km get €400. Flights over 3,500km get €600. Post-Brexit, UK regulations mirror this exactly.
You can claim if your flight was: Cancelled (unless given 2+ weeks notice), delayed 3+ hours at final destination (arrival time, not departure), or overbooked and you were denied boarding. The flight must have operated from a UK airport, or been arriving in the UK on an EU airline, or a UK airline flying from an EU airport.
Airlines can refuse compensation only if they prove "extraordinary circumstances" (weather, air traffic control strikes, security threats). Many airlines falsely claim this - most cases succeed on appeal.
Yes. You're entitled to meals, accommodation (if overnight), refreshments, and phone calls - separate from compensation. These are mandatory if delayed 2+ hours, regardless of compensation.
You get full compensation (plus care/rebooking) unless given 2+ weeks notice or the airline proves extraordinary circumstances. A cancelled flight with short notice is almost always worth claiming.
They can claim it, but courts rarely accept it. Bad weather, strikes, or security threats must be genuinely unforeseeable - mechanical failures and poor planning don't count. Most extraordinary circumstances claims fail.
In the UK, you have 2 years from the flight date. In EU countries, it's 3-6 years. Claim sooner rather than later - airlines often dispute old claims more aggressively.
You're entitled to compensation if the final destination was delayed 3+ hours, even if the delay was on a connecting flight. Use the final arrival time for calculating compensation eligibility.
Use our Flight Compensation Tool to calculate your claim, gather evidence, and file with the airline or a claims handler.
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