You’ve probably heard a lot about flights being canceled from the UK, but did you know you could get compensation for canceled flights in the EU? According to EU passenger rights, you can claim compensation if your flight gets canceled, but there are certain situations where the airline isn’t liable, making you ineligible for compensation.
Back in 2004, the European Parliament set up rules (EU regulation 261/2004) to ensure passengers are compensated for denied boarding, flight cancellations, or significant delays. The maximum compensation you can get depends on how far you’re traveling and your departure and destination points.
Skycop is dedicated to helping passengers who face flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking to obtain their deserved compensation. We have a team of seasoned professionals with over a decade of experience in aviation, law, and finance, ready to assist you in securing your compensation quickly and easily.
However, there are some instances where you won’t be eligible for compensation:
1. Advance Notice: If your flight was canceled more than 14 days before the scheduled departure, you can’t claim compensation.
2. Extraordinary Circumstances: Situations like airline or airport strikes, which are beyond the airline’s control, are not eligible for compensation.
3. Weather Conditions: Disruptions caused by unsafe weather conditions at either the departure or arrival airport also disqualify you from receiving compensation.
4. Non-EU Carriers: If your flight is to the EU but operated by a non-EU registered carrier, it’s not eligible for compensation.
You are only eligible for compensation if the disruption was the airline’s fault. Here are some scenarios where you could be entitled to compensation:
1. Crew Management Issues: If the airline didn’t manage crew scheduling properly.
2. Technical Problems: If there was a technical issue that wasn’t related to a manufacturing defect.
3. Previous Flight Delays: If your flight was delayed because the plane arrived late from a previous route.
4. Other Airline Issues: Any other airline-related issue causing the disruption could make your flight eligible for compensation.