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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