Tag: compensation

Your refund rights explained as British Airways cancels hundreds of flights

By Milo Boyd Travel Reporter British Airways passengers caught up in airport chaos may find themselves unable to claim compensation despite potentially significance disruption. The airline has announced 32 flights a day will be cancelled over Easter as Unite workers at Heathrow Airport wa...

British Airways blames flight cancellations on Covid-19 – and refuses to pay compensation

Simon Calder, Travel Correspondent: independent On the day when British Airways cancelled another 120-plus flights to and from its main base, London Heathrow, it has emerged that the airline is rejecting compensation claims for grounded flights. BA has serious resourcing issues which are l...

South Africa demands compensation from UK for economic damage caused by Covid travel red list

South Africa demands compensation from UK for economic damage caused by Covid travel red list

By MICHIEL WILLEMS South Africa is calling for compensation from the UK for the economic damage the country suffered after it was placed on Britain’s Covid travel red list in November. South Africa’s Department of International Relations is demanding compensation after the movement of peop...

Fraport receives pandemic compensation for maintaining operations at Frankfurt Airport

Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport (FRA), is receiving a total of about €160 million from the German and State of Hesse goverments as compensation for the costs – not previously covered – that were incurred to maintain FRA’s operational readiness during the first coronav...

EasyJet pays compensation to woman asked to move by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men

EasyJet pays compensation to woman asked to move by ultra-Orthodox Jewish men

By Harriet Sherwood, theguardian.com EasyJet has paid compensation to a British-Israeli woman who was asked to change seats on a flight from Tel Aviv after ultra-Orthodox Jewish men objected to sitting next to her. The UK-based low-cost airline said its policy of not accommodating requests from ma...

AeroTime Hub launches new service to benchmark pilot’s compensation and benefits

AeroTime Hub has just introduced a new service that will complement the existing company’s product portfolio. A brand new tool called Pilot Salary was created to help aviation professionals get a better understanding of the pilot job market. It promises to open new possibilities for airlines a...

Ryanair welcomes Court of Appeal ruling against “claims chasers”

Ryanair welcomes Court of Appeal ruling against “claims chasers”

Ryanair today (12 February) welcomed the Court of Appeal ruling upholding its policy of communicating with and paying EU261 compensation directly to consumers. The Irish low-cost carrier said it dismissed an application by claims chasing firm Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd to indemnify them for any...

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