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Are Bird Strikes a Defence to Flight Delay Compensation Claims? | FairPlane UK image
In principle, you are able to make a claim for Flight Delay Compensation if your flight was delayed by 3 hours or more or cancelled and the reason for the delay or the cancellation was within the control of the airline.Flight delay compensation claims resulting from bird strikesSo, at first glance, if...
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11-02-2016
Is Bad Weather a Poor Excuse for Avoiding Flight Delay Compensation | FairPlane UK image
As with all questions of this sort, the answer is,'it depends on the circumstances of the case'. Generally, an airline is required to pay flight delay compensation to passengers who suffer a delay of 3 hours or more. The airline are able to refuse to pay the delay compensation where the reason for...
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10-02-2016
£1.5 Billion Flight Delay Compensation Goes Unclaimed | FairPlane UK image
A few weeks ago, everyone got very excited about an unclaimed lottery ticket worth a mere £33 million. There were all sorts of people claiming for tickets lost, stolen or put through the washing machine by mistake. However, that lottery ticket pails into insignificance when compared with the...
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09-02-2016
Will leaving the EU Affect Flight Delay Compensation Claims? | FairPlane UK image
With David Cameron set to announce a June date for the referendum on whether the UK should stay in or leave the European Union, one of the questions people should ask is, 'which EU rules actually benefit us?' Well, one of the regulations is the Delayed Flight Compensation rule which enable passengers...
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04-02-2016
Claim Settled 6 Years After Delayed Flight! | FairPlane UK image
We recently received 4 claims for flight delay compensation from a family who were delayed flying with Thomas Cook from Torino to Manchester on 21st February 2010. Our eagle eyed senior claims handler Sarah quickly spotted that the 6 year limitation period for the claims would be up in 3 weeks so...
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01-02-2016
EasyJet Don't Make It Easy To Get Flight Compensation | FairPlane UK image
easyJet have just announced a major achievement. With a fanfare they have issued press releases confirming they have flown their 45 Millionth passenger. Da da da da daa da da! Wonderful. Well done them. What a fantastic service they provide to their customers.Claiming flight delay compensation from...
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29-01-2016
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