These delays are beyond our control and as a trip operator, we can decline liability for any costs incurred as an outcome. To add to all the frustrations, after waiting for over an hour for our baggage at Heathrow, we discovered that our luggage, which was checked in on our initial but cancelled (delayed) Orlando to Miami flight, was really not on the BA air travel regardless of being guaranteed on 3 separate occasions that they would be. 3 from the 4 bags were found and go back to us by courier the following day but the Fourth was not discovered up until almost 5 days later.

As the expense of the air travel is irrelevant to the payout there will certainly be some who paid ₤ 20 for a low-cost flight, were delayed a few hours that didn’t really trouble them, yet are entitled to an out of proportion ₤ 310 compensation for it. If I were rejigging the rules to make it fairer for both travellers and the industry (to keep flight prices down), I ‘d suggest the compensation paid need to be whichever is less costly – your air travel rate or the fixed compensation quantity set out in law.

Not understanding exactly what his insurance cover is I would however be amazed if there was anything that would cover such scenarios as acts of terrorism are generally beyond typical cover right here in the UK. I’m not exactly sure if it is the exact same in Australia, so you would have to inspect his policy. The Court chose that the technical fault in the case, namely a wiring problem in the fuel valve circuit which could not have been prevented by previous upkeep or previous visual examination, was not amazing”, and compensation was due. Provided this uncertainty, we intend to delay handling of your payment claim up until we have had more explanation from the Supreme Court.

But Emirates suggest that the EC261/2004 regs only apply to the first leg of my trip, which would not be a payment occasion as the delay was below 3 hrs. Due to a defective Fire Extinguisher discharging in the cockpit, our air travel was diverted to Barcelona, where the pilot and co-pilot were clinically cleared, the extinguisher was replaced and the airplane re-fuelled. The CAA have just recently released legal proceedings against a variety of airlines (consisting of Ryanair) concerning compesnation in this location.

A delay on the onward air travel if it was a stopever would only be elgigible for payment if the carrier had actually been an EU one, as in this case you were not flying from an EU airport. You should call the airline flight delay claim wii your information and tell them you are meaning to declare compensation enabling them to discover the details of your reservation and look at the case.

For your added costs you ought to go to Thomas Cook for the phone charges as you are entitled to get access to make 2 calls under the policies – you will need to submit a costs to them from your mobile phone business. For your hotels in the UK I would make a travel and attempt insurance claim, although they will need to know why you didn’t attempt to cancel them when you understood you were going to be postponed. We have actually only now received a lengthy reply from Thomson answering my numerous points, and eventually claim ‘amazing situations’.

I was questioning if I can make a claim for a flight with Thomas Cook that was delayed for over 22 hours on the 25th of July 2009 due to a technical issue the air travel was from Glasgow to Sanford Orlando. They did put is up in a hotel overnight, but as I no longer have any paper work or a note of the air travel number I imagine I am going to have issues. Sadly, you can just claim compensation under the EU261 guidelines within a. six-year time limit. Frustratingly for you, this time has only simply passed however your airline company is not requireded to pay you compensation. If they are paying payment under the EU261 rules, Dalaman is undoubtedly in the EUR400 classification. I need to pay the ticket for 6 month-to-month payments prior to our flight in April 2014.