Your late flight could be worth £520.

Arrived 3 hours or more late? Check what UK law says you're owed, get a free ready-to-send claim letter, and see your deadline. No sign-up, no fee.

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From your own records: a text from the airline, a photo or a taxi receipt. Use the time the doors opened if you know it.

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How the checker works

We measure the great-circle distance between the two airports, work out how late you arrived at your final destination, and apply the bands in Article 7 of UK261. UK261 covers flights leaving a UK airport on any airline, and flights into the UK on a UK or EU airline. Flights from the EU, or into the EU on an EU airline, may be covered by EU261 instead (€250, €400 or €600). Every result is a likely outcome, not a guarantee: the airline can refuse if the delay was caused by extraordinary circumstances.

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Questions

How much flight delay compensation can I get?

Under UK261 it depends on distance and how late you arrived: £220 for flights up to 1,500 km, £350 for 1,500 to 3,500 km, and for longer flights £260 if you were 3 to 4 hours late or £520 if 4 hours or more. Amounts are per passenger.

How late does my flight need to be?

You need to arrive at your final destination 3 hours or more after the scheduled arrival time.

How far back can I claim?

Up to six years in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Limitation Act 1980, confirmed in Dawson v Thomson Airways), and five years in Scotland.

The airline says it was a technical fault. Can they refuse?

Usually not. The Court of Appeal held in Jet2 v Huzar that ordinary technical problems are not extraordinary circumstances. The Supreme Court in Lipton v BA Cityflyer held the same for pilot illness.

What if the airline says no or doesn't reply?

After a final reply, or eight weeks with no answer, you can take it to the airline's ADR body (such as AviationADR or CEDR). If the airline has none, the CAA's PACT team can help.

Does SimSift charge anything?

No. The checker and the claim letter are free. You send the letter yourself, so you keep 100% of anything you're paid.

Sources

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