Claim compensation for your prejudice with British Airways

British Airways, the United Kingdom's leading airline, flies thousands of flights each year to and from more than two hundred destinations in five continents. These flights sometimes show delays and cancellations or overbooking, ... According to the rules applied by the European legislation taking care of the protection of the rights of air consumers, they can grant themselves a compensation, in case of inconvenience.

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Even if the carrier finds you another flight several hours later, it is not going to repair the damage suffered which makes you lose a precious day of your trip.

Online startups have launched compensation assistance, allowing victims to remotely file their claim with the just experienced, they immediately begin processing their records to inform them after a short time about their eligibility for compensation.

Calculate your compensation

The kilometric scales defining the amount deserved (repairing the inconvenience) are:

< 1500 Km => 250 €
≤ 3500 Km => 400 €
> 3500 Km => 600 €

Delay in case of flight delay

EU air passenger rights legislation requires operators to inform passengers of their rights in food, accommodation (as well as transport to and from the airport and accommodation), communications and lump sum compensation from the moment the aircraft is three hours late.

This right, often neglected by the airlines, is protected by the European regulation 261/2004 which has actually existed since 2004.

Overbooking

We can all suffer that kind of damage at the airport. The company is authorized to market up to 10% more seats on its aircraft operated on the route. This is a practice that is used by the majority of air operators providing for the absence of certain passengers at the airport on the day of the flight.

On the other hand, if all travelers with valid booking titles (tickets) show up for boarding, the company is obliged to refuse some of them before take-off.

Overbooking is thankfully compensable. By undergoing it, we will have the opportunity to claim additional compensation in addition to the amount of money offered by his air carrier in exchange for his place on board.

Cancellation

After completing your check-in on the flight and checking the baggage at the airport, did you discover that your flight will never take off because it was canceled? Do not worry especially and will quickly learn about the reasons causing the disruption of your trip, long awaited.

Once you realize that this cancellation was not due to major forces including the weather or the airport staff strike, ... think quickly to ask for compensation.

Missed connection

These are also cases giving entitlement to the lump sum payment. Passengers missing their second link due to a delay in their original flight have the possibility of claiming compensation.

If this delay was caused by British Airways, the departure must be ensured from an airport of the European Union so that we can benefit from a compensation.

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