Air India Flight Delay Compensation or Cancellations Right

How much can you claim for flight delays?

The amount of compensation varies between 250€ to 600€ depending upon the route distance and length of the delay.

* the amount may get reduced by 50%, i.e., you may get up to 300€ for a distance of over 3500 km if EU borders were not crossed.

Your Rights under EU 261 Rule

Under EC Regulation 261/2004, air passengers are entitled to compensation or refund for longer flight delays, cancellations, and denied boarding due to an overbooked flight.

In these cases, you can claim compensation if the airline was responsible for …

• ☛flight delays: if you reached the final destination with more than 3 hours delay.
• ☛flight cancellations: if you were informed about flight cancellation without prior notice of at least 0 to 14 days of departure.
• ☛overbooking: if you were denied to board your flight due to overselling of flight tickets.
• ☛missed connection: if you missed your connecting flight due to delay or cancellation of your first flight and reached later than 3 hours at the final destination.

Whereas, if the flight disruptions were caused due to some extraordinary circumstances, there is no compensation.

Examples of such circumstances include security threats, strikes, tsunami, extreme bad weather conditions, or any ‘Act of God.’

Air India delayed flight rights

You are eligible for plane delay compensation if …

✔your flight had 3+ hours delay at the arrival airport, i.e., at the final destination

✔you were departed from EU airport or arrived at EU airport with an EU-registered airline

Within the EU:

• If you travel up to 1,500 km or less, then you can claim up to 250€
• And over 1,500 km, you can claim up to 400€

Between EU Airport And Non-EU Airport:

• If you travel up to 1,500 km or less, then you can claim up to 250€
• If the distance is between 1,500 – 3,500 km, then you can claim up to 400€
• And, if the distance is over 3500 km and the delay goes beyond 4 hours, you can claim financial compensation up to 600€

Air India canceled flight rights

If your flight was canceled without prior notice of at least 14 days, you may ask for flight cancellation compensation or get a refund.

There are two options available for you to choose from …

1. You can either apply for a ticket refund, or
2. You may ask for a change of flight or an alternate flight.

If your alternate or replacement flight gets delayed beyond the scheduled arrival time, you are entitled to canceled flight compensation.

The amount varies between 125€ and 600€ depending upon …

• days you were informed before
• length of delay, and
• route distance

Air India missed connecting flight rights

You may be eligible for missed flight compensation up to 600€ under the European Union Regulation EC261, if …

• →the same airline operates your connecting flight(s) which you missed due to a problem on your first flight, and
• →the delay at the final destination is more than three hours.

Am I eligible to claim compensation?

EC Regulation 261/2004 is a European law; it applies to EU airspace. You do not have to be an EU citizen to claim compensation for flight delays or cancellations.

It states that you can claim for flights departed from an airport located in the EU Member States (with any airline) or arrived at an airport in the EU Member States with an EU-regulated airline.

Calculate the amount Air India owes you

Passengers are often unaware of their rights and end up claiming a futile amount compared to what they are entitled to claim.

At “Claim Flights” we facilitate free flight delay compensation calculator. It helps you to calculate the amount that you can demand from the airline.

You can check for free the amount Air India owes you.

How to claim compensation for Air India Airlines delays?

In general, when passengers approach the airline, they were excused with reasons such as extraordinary circumstances, thus no compensation.

But, we know the actual reason behind the flight disruptions and will help you with your claim.

To proceed with your claim, check your flight in our compensation checker tool.

All you have to do is provide us with your flight number, journey date, and some further information.

If you further decide to claim through us, provide us with your personal details and assign us by signing the digital contract.

We work on a “No Win = No Fee” basis. You don’t need to pay anything if we are not successful. You will not have financial risk. You pay only if we get money.

Our claim experts will work with various other teams to collect data so that everything goes smoothly.

Our claim experts have access to flight information such as the time the flight was delayed, the reason behind it, flight departure and arrival time, etc. making us more likely to win the compensation.

Don’t be late; claim for your rights today.

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