EU judges set to rule on compensation for flight delays caused by technical faults
A European court is due to give a final ruling tomorrow on whether airline passengers can claim compensation for delays caused by technical faults.
Under EU law, you are entitled to up to £441 if your flight lands more than three hours late. But airlines don’t have to pay if they can prove an ‘extraordinary’ circumstance, such as bad weather, caused the delay.
Technical faults are the most common reason for a hold-up, though, and airlines argue that these count as ‘extraordinary’ despite numerous court decisions to the contrary.
Legal proceedings: Tomorrow, the European Court of Justice will rule on a case between Dutch airline KLM and passenger Van der Lans. If KLM wins, passengers in England and Wales may find their claims rejected
A Supreme Court ruling last year was supposed to allow passengers to claw back £3.89billion in historic claims. But airlines keep trying to wriggle out of paying.
Tomorrow, the European Court of Justice will rule on a case between Dutch airline KLM and passenger Van der Lans. If KLM wins, passengers in England and Wales may find their claims rejected. If not, they should all receive compensation.
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