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Check if your flight qualifies

Takes about a minute. We'll tell you straight away if you likely qualify, probably don't, or if it's a genuinely borderline case — we won't oversell a weak claim to get your $10.

Your flight

Where did your flight depart from, or land in? EU261 can apply even on non-EU airlines if you departed from the EU, or landed in the EU on an EU-based airline.

What happened?

Delayed Cancelled Denied boarding

Roughly how long is/was the flight?

What reason did the airline give (if any)?

Technical/mechanical fault Weather Crew/staffing (airline's own) Air traffic control / strike (third-party) Not told / unclear

Be honest here — this is the single biggest factor in whether you actually qualify.

Date of the flight Claims are often valid years later — we'll flag if you might be near a deadline.

This tool gives a plain-English estimate based on EU261/UK261 rules as we understand them — it isn't legal advice, and airlines sometimes dispute "extraordinary circumstances" claims even when they may not hold up. See our EU261 basics page for the full rules.