Compensation

After a 12 year battle, a Nigerian court ordered Emirates to pay a local businessman $1.63 million in compensation for a single piece of lost luggage....

Icelandair, the flag carrier of Iceland, has confirmed the ongoing talks with Boeing on September 20, 2019, stating that an interim compensation agreement has been reached with the plane manufacturer. The agreement, however, covers only “a fraction” of total loss caused by the 737 MAX grounding, the Icelandic airline states. ...

There are good airlines, and there are some that could work harder for their passengers. Unfortunately, Vueling falls among the latter ones. In 2018, 2883 flights by the Spanish carrier were cancelled...

Since every month in the EU around 5000 flights are cancelled and over 30 times more flights are delayed, theory says frequent flyers should know the ins and outs of airline refund scam systems. Never...

Over €5bn in compensations are not disclosed on major European airlines' financial reports. Every year, with the end of the financial year approaching, airlines, just like all business, are consolid...

It appears that Korean Air has had enough with no-shows. South Korea’s national carrier wants to impose new monetary penalties on passengers starting this new year, if the government approves. The initiative coincides with a recent incident when K-pop fans not only halted a flight for over an hour, but also claimed compensation from the airline....

It appears that Korean Air has had enough with no-shows. South Korea’s national carrier wants to impose new monetary penalties on passengers starting this new year, if the government approves. The initiative coincides with a recent incident when K-pop fans not only halted a flight for over an hour, but also claimed compensation from the airline....

The Irish Low cost carrier left some passengers in furry after sending out flight delay or cancellation compensation checks that could not be cashed at the bank. The airline admits the mishap and has issued an apology on August 22, 2018....

According to Bureau of Transportation, in 2016 airlines were responsible for a half (50%) of all flight disruptions – the highest number since 2003. Increasing number of carrier-caused flight disruptions affects more than 1 billion passengers per year, yet at first glimpse, it may seem that at least EU citizens have the right to alleviate the stressful disruptions with a solid compensation. Under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 of the Euro...

Passengers of non-EU airlines, who had experienced a delay of the first flight and arrived at their final destination at least 3 hours later, can claim compensation. ...