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Two honest paths. We don't pretend one is right for everyone.

Some claims are simple and airlines pay fast. Others get stalled for months. The right path depends on your situation, not on which option earns us more.

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Best if: the airline has a working claims process, you're not in a rush, and you don't mind sending the email yourself.

  • Cites the exact regulation and article for your route
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Let a claims company chase it

Best if: the airline already denied you, you're claiming for a past trip you'd otherwise let go, or you'd rather not deal with it at all.

  • They take a cut (typically 25–40%) but absorb the risk and the chasing
  • Useful when an airline stalls or wrongly claims "extraordinary circumstances"
  • We link to companies based on fit, not highest commission — see our fee notes
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What we actually know

The basics, sourced

Verified · checked Jun 2026 Under EU261, you're generally owed €250–€600 if your flight arrived 3+ hours late, was cancelled with short notice, or you were denied boarding — unless the cause counted as an "extraordinary circumstance" (e.g. weather, air traffic control strikes by third parties). Source: European Commission, Air Passenger Rights — europa.eu
Verified · checked Jun 2026 Claims can often be filed years after the flight — some countries allow up to 6 years back. But this is changing: the EU has agreed to a reform standardizing this to 9 months across the bloc, expected to take effect within about 12 months. If you have an old claim, filing soon matters more than it used to. Sources: Financial Times analysis via Resolver; EU Parliament/Council reform agreement, June 2026 — full details
Verified · checked Jun 2026 The U.S. has no EU261-style cash compensation rule. Airlines must give refunds for cancelled or significantly changed flights, but cash compensation for delays generally isn't required by law — check our refund vs. compensation page for the distinction. Source: U.S. Department of Transportation — transportation.gov
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Every factual claim is tagged with the date we checked it and linked to where we found it — usually the regulator's own text or the company's own current pricing page. When sources disagree (which happens more than you'd think — even companies' own pages sometimes state different numbers in different places), we say so instead of picking the number that sounds best.

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