Expert advice, legal updates, and comprehensive guides to navigating your passenger rights and flight disruptions.
Slowly but surely people are starting to travel again. Only a year may have passed, but quite a few things have changed since 2020. The travel has changed. But it’s still possible, as long as you travel prepared — as long as you know what to expect, and what you are required to do before departure and upon arrival. Check out our travel checklist for 2021, and be prepared.
Your flight has been cancelled last-minute. You have contacted your airline, and they are saying that it’s all due to missing aircraft. Most likely the airline has decided to use this particular airplane for another flight, and you’ll have to take another flight later. What exactly are you entitled to in situations like these? What are your rights if there is no aircraft available?
What is online check-in? How does online check in work? And what is the point of checking in online for a flight? What are the benefits of web check in? Online check-in is a process when you confirm that you will be taking your flight, it’s done via the Internet. One of the top reasons why many people do it, is that often it helps you to save time and money, but these aren’t the only benefits. Read on to learn more.
When it comes to air travel, there are two main types of luggage. There’s carry-on luggage, often referred to as hand luggage or cabin baggage, and there’s checked-in luggage, often referred to as hold luggage. While these two are the most popular types of luggage, they aren’t the only ones. Read on to learn more about types of luggage, and what to do if your luggage gets lost, delayed or damaged.
In Europe you are protected. It doesn’t even matter if you are a European, or not, you are still protected against flight delays and cancellations. If your flight is heavily delayed or cancelled less than 2 weeks before the day of departure, in many situations you will be entitled to EU flight compensation up to €600 per passenger. Here are 25 examples -- 25 situations when you can get EU flight cancellation compensation.
Hidden-city ticketing has been happening more and more often. It’s when you buy a connecting flight, but use only a portion of it. Because sometimes it’s cheaper than buying a flight to your destination. Doesn’t sound logical, right? But that’s exactly how airlines work sometimes. What happens if you skip a flight on an itinerary? Is it even allowed? Or will your ticket automatically become void due to no-show?
Flights get cancelled and delayed due to number of reasons. And sometimes that happens due to an airline not having enough flight crew. The main reason why it happens is because in the European Union there are strict regulations regarding flight crew flight time limitations. What happens when there is not enough flight crew? What are your rights if that affects your flight? Could you be entitled to flight compensation?
When it comes to your rights, in the European Union these things are very well regulated. The best part being that for most part the rules regarding air passenger rights are the same in all EU countries. The only real difference is the time limit. While in Latvia you can claim compensation for flights only up to 6 months old, in many other countries it’s 2 or 3 years. But, yes, what about the rest of the world?
Flight delays happen every single day. Which means that one day it may affect you as well. How to avoid flight delays, you may ask. Is it even possible? While you can never be 100% sure, but there are ways to make your odds of being on a flight that is delayed decrease. Here are a few tips and tricks on how you can avoid flight delays. No one wants their plans be ruined because of a delay, right?
What has changed after Brexit? What does it mean for you? The most important thing is that now you, as a traveller, will be less protected when travelling with airlines registered in the UK, and also when flying from the UK. Because as of January 2021 in some situations you will no longer be protected by the EU Flight Compensation Regulation 261/2004. Continue reading to learn more!
These are the times when it's considered not safe to fly, and bad weather is one of the main reasons why it happens. Extreme weather events can pose a serious threat to passengers, the crew and the plane itself. What does it mean for you? What if you have experienced a flight cancellation due to weather? What if you miss a connecting flight? Could you be entitled to flight cancellation compensation?
What if your travel plans have been ruined because of a single flight? A flight delayed due to weather conditions. What if because of that you miss another flight or flights? What are your rights in these situations? Could you be entitled to EU flight delay compensation? In short — in the EU and when travelling with EU airlines often you are protected. Read on to learn more on the topic.