How it works
Three steps, all in your own name. Nothing is sent to the airline until you send it.
- Check. We apply the published rules (Regulation 261/2004, UK261, Canada's APPR and US DOT rules) to what you tell us.
- Claim. Use the airline's own claim form, or our free first-claim letter.
- Escalate if refused. Our rules hub and airline pages show the dispute body and court route.
What you can get
The most each set of rules pays per passenger. Your amount depends on the distance, how late you arrived and why.
- APPR Up to C$1,000 Delays and cancellations on flights to, from or within Canada.
- EU261 Up to €600 Flights from the EU, EEA or Switzerland, or into them on an EU airline.
- UK261 Up to £520 Flights from the UK, or into the UK on a UK or EU airline.
- US DOT Up to US$2,150 Being bumped from an oversold US flight. US rules pay no cash for delays.
The checker works out the amount for your flight, and tells you when nothing is owed. Not covered? See your refund rights and other options.
Why you can trust the result
The checker applies the published rules. Here is what they say, quoted from the official texts.
From the official texts
Quoted word for word from the regulations, with a link to the full official text.
EU261
Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall receive compensation amounting to: … (c) EUR 600 for all flights not falling under (a) or (b).
UK261
Where reference is made to this Article, passengers shall receive compensation amounting to— … (c) £520 for all flights not falling under (a) or (b).
APPR
$1,000, if the arrival of the passenger’s flight at the destination that is indicated on the original ticket is delayed by nine hours or more
EU261
An operating air carrier shall not be obliged to pay compensation in accordance with Article 7, if it can prove that the cancellation is caused by extraordinary circumstances which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken.
What it cannot do
- It is self-help information, not legal advice.
- An airline owes nothing if it proves extraordinary circumstances it could not avoid.
- You claim in your own name. We do not contact the airline for you.
- The result is only as accurate as the details you enter.
Self-help templates
Everything you need to claim yourself and keep all of the compensation.
Free first-claim letter
Prefilled from your result. Send it to the airline in your own name.
Get the free letterClaim dashboard
Track each claim, its deadlines and the next step, free in your browser. The follow-up, refusal-reply and escalation letters are $29 one-time.
See the claim dashboardRules and airline guides
Yes/no steps for each set of rules, and how each airline handles claims.
Read the rulesSelf-help information and templates, not legal advice.
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