Article 14Obligation to inform passengers of their rights2.An operating air carrier denying boarding or cancelling a flight shall provide each passenger affected with a written notice setting out the rules for compensation and assistance in line with this Regulation.
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Under EU261 rules, you may be entitled to up to 600 euros (~$630) in compensation if you arrive at your destination four hours late (or more) when flying long-haul, with lower payouts on shorter flights within Europe.
Fortunately, thanks to a regulation known as EU261, it's possible for passengers on disrupted flights to claim compensation. In fact, you could be entitled to up to €600 per person after a Ryanair flight cancellation compensation or flight delay compensation.
If your baggage is lost, delayed, or damaged on flights that are covered under EU261, there are protections in place. If your baggage is delayed or lost, you can claim damages up to €1,300 ($1,728 CAD).
Compensation - delay at arrivalIf you miss a connecting flight travelling within the EU or outside the EU on a flight originating from an EU country, you should be entitled to compensation, if you arrive at your final destination with a delay of more than 3 hours.
However, if your first flight is delayed for more than 3 hours, you may be entitled to compensation from the airline that caused the delay. In addition to compensation, the airline must offer you a choice between: Reimbursement of your ticket and a return flight to your departure airport if you have a connecting flight.
Budget airline Ryanair has pledged to pay flight delay compensation to customers within 10 days, rather than its current 28 day target. The airline today announced that from 1 April its claims team will aim to pay a valid claim under the EU261 flight delay regulation within 10 days of receiving it.
In the United States, airlines are not required to compensate passengers when flights are delayed or cancelled. Compensation is required by U.S. law only when certain passengers are “bumped” from a flight that is oversold.
Under UK law, airlines may have to provide compensation if your flight arrives at its destination more than three hours late. This depends on what caused the delay – if it wasn't the airline's fault, don't expect to receive any compensation.
To receive compensation, you must file a claim with the airline for the delay, and the delay must have been caused by a factor within the airline's control (so a weather delay wouldn't count).