O’Hare Chicago International Airport Flight Delays or Cancellations

Chicago O’hare Airport Flight Delays / Cancellations Claims

O’Hare International (ORD) Airport is the busiest airport in the world with more than 65 million passengers’ traffic annually. Despite having a good name, O’Hare Airport also has flight delays or cancellations records.

O’Hare Intl. Airport flights are often delayed or canceled, because of bad weather or snowstorm. Especially in the months of December to February when snowfall is heavy, most of the flights may delay or cancel.

Air passengers who are unaware of their flight rights often wonder whether they can get compensation for delays or cancellations. And if yes, then what compensation can be claimed.

According to EC Regulation 261/2004, you can claim compensation up to 600€, if your flight delays on arrival for more than 3 hours, or gets canceled without prior notice of at least 7 days, or you were denied to board your flight due to overbooking.

Eligibility to Claim Compensation for O’hare Airport Delays or Cancellations

If you had booked your ticket with an EU airline to travel to, or from any of the EU Member State, you are eligible to claim compensation for delays, cancellations, or denied boarding incidents.

If you had your flight booking with a non-EU airline, then the following conditions should be considered to claim flight delay compensation:

• The flight should have been departed from an EU airport (in case of delays)
• The flight should be scheduled to depart from an EU Member State (if canceled or overbooked)
• The flight should have been delayed for more than 3 hours on arrival.
• The flight should not have been delayed or canceled due to exceptional circumstances (such as extreme bad weather, strike, or threat of terrorist attack)

O’hare Airport Delayed / Cancelled / Overbooked Flight Problems

O’Hare Intl. Airport is one the busiest airport in the world. It carries more than 65 million passengers to worldwide destinations. According to flight delay statistics, Chicago flights are usually delayed by almost two to three hours on arrivals as well as at departures due to heavy passengers’ traffic, cargo load, or for some other reasons.

If your flight delays on arrivals for more than 3 hours, or was cancelled without prior notice of at least 7 days, or you were denied boarding due to overbooked flight, then EC Regulation 261/2004 entitles you to claim compensation.

How much can I claim for O’hare International Airport delayed flight?

The amount of compensation varies between 250 to 600 Euros depending upon the length of the delay and distance of your flight.

The table below shows the receivable compensation that you can request for O’hare International Airport delay claim:

Flight departure delays

If there’s a delay at departure, you are eligible for the “Right to Care.” The airlines must offer:

For 5+ Hours of Flight Delays

Am I Eligible to Claim Compensation?

EC Regulation 261/2004 is a European Union Regulation, it applies to EU and Non-EU airspace. You do not have to be an EU citizen to claim flight compensation.

This means that you can claim on flights departing from any airport located in the EU (with any airline) or arriving in the EU (with an EU airline).

Thus you are eligible to claim compensation for flights departed or which were scheduled to depart from an EU airport.

How to Claim Flight Delay or Cancellation Compensation?

With the help of O’Hare airport flight tracker, you can get the exact status of your flight. Information received from the tracker can help you to make a claim. You just need to provide us your airlines flight details like flight number and flight date (available on flight itinerary or boarding pass) and reason for delay or cancellation.

Our free compensation checker tool can calculate exact compensation amount that can be claim from the airline. Our claim expert team has access to flight information such as the time by which the flight was delayed, the reason for flight cancellation, flights departure and arrival time, etc. making us more likely to win the compensation.

We are providing best services to air passengers for claiming compensation for delayed or cancelled flights, without any legal hassles or complications. Our claim professionals’ takes your case on No Win-No Fee base. We also enlighten the passengers about their flight rights. So for any complaints or queries regarding O’Hare flight delays or flight cancellation you can contact us at any time.

Useful Information about Chicago O’hare International Airport (ORD)

O’Hare International Airport (or Chicago O’Hare Airport) is the primary and busiest airport of Chicago, Illinois. It is the 3rd busiest airport in the United States and the 6th busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic. Its IATA code is “ORD” and ICAO code is “KORD”. O’Hare Airport operates as a hub for American Airlines, United Airlines, and Air Choice One (regional air carrier). O’Hare Airport is the United Airlines’ largest hub and 3rd largest hub of American Airlines in terms of passengers carried and daily flights service.