Flight Delay Compensation Calculator

Yes, it is entirely legitimate. Under EU Regulation 261/2004, air passenger rights are legally binding and enforceable for flights departing from an EU airport or arriving into the EU on an EU-regulated carrier. If your flight is delayed over 3 hours, cancelled, or overbooked, EU law entitles you to up to €600 per person. ClaimFlights enforces these rights with our Passenger Advocate mandate: we bear 100% of the legal risk, and you pay absolutely nothing if the claim fails.

We operate on a transparent, flat success fee of 25% + VAT (no VAT for non-EU customers). Unlike competitors who hide a 15%–25% court surcharge in their fine print, our fee is all-inclusive and covers all legal costs, including court filings. With us, there are no hidden admin fees and no extra court surcharges—meaning you keep more of your money.

European statutory limits allow us to pursue claims for flights disrupted within the last 3 years. In certain jurisdictions, this period can be even longer. If you have an old booking reference saved in your emails, we can perform a data-driven check to see if you are still eligible for EU 261 flight compensation.

Yes, but the rules differ slightly. You are fully protected if you fly from an EU airport on any airline, or if you fly into an EU airport on an EU-regulated carrier. Our global routes expertise allows us to interpret these complex jurisdictional rules to ensure non-EU residents are fully covered when flying on eligible routes.

Airlines have a favourite trick: they call most disruptions an ‘extraordinary circumstance.’ It’s the easiest way for them to keep your money. We’ve seen these ‘extraordinary’ events hundreds of times, and frankly, they’re usually just bad planning. As a Passenger Advocate, we don’t take an airline’s word for it. We use proprietary aviation databases—verifying real-time weather logs and crew schedules—to perform a data-driven liability analysis. If the disruption was within the airline’s control, we will formally challenge their rejection and pursue enforcement.

We are lawyer-first, not app-first. Competitors often push apps that require invasive access to your private data—like your calendar, photos, and SMS—to scan for flight disruptions. Because flight disruptions are rare, we believe you shouldn’t have to sacrifice your data privacy for a tool you use only occasionally. We provide a secure, web-based, and GDPR-compliant service that protects your data integrity while delivering the same high-tier legal enforcement, all on our mobile-friendly website, which operates exactly like a native app.

We accept the full spectrum of EU261 claims. While we are rigorous about case pre-screening to protect your time from unwinnable litigation, we excel at tough cases. We sue where others give up. This includes technical defects (which airlines try to blame on the weather), internal airline crew strikes, missed connections outside the EU under a single booking reference, and flights from 3 to 6 years ago, depending on the court’s jurisdiction.

Yes. Accepting airport refreshment vouchers or hotel care packages does not waive your statutory right to compensation under EU law. However, if you sign an optional direct agreement with the airline to accept a travel voucher in lieu of your full monetary cash compensation, it can compromise your track. Our Passenger Charter and exclusive representation exist specifically to insulate you from these airline pressure tactics, keeping your legal path protected until final payout.