Denied Boarding Compensation

How much can you claim?

Total compensation the airlines owe you, depends upon the length of the delay and the distance of your flight.

Here’s how much you can claim for your flight …

If you accept travel vouchers, airline miles, or other sorts of compensation in exchange for your seat then you are no longer eligible to claim under the EU 261 Rule.

There are some other situations like health issues, incomplete travel documents (Passport & Visa), extraordinary circumstances, or security threats, in such cases, your claim could not be valid.

Voluntary Denied Boarding

• It is the process of offering up a seat on an oversold flight in exchange for some benefits like airline travel credits, vouchers, and hotel rooms. It is not being bumped off of a plane unwillingly.
• Since it’s an easy way to walk away with some vouchers worth hundreds of dollars in exchange, the airline may call for volunteers.
• You won’t be eligible for compensation if you surrender your seat voluntarily, either.
• The airline will probably start offering incentives to passengers who are willing to voluntarily exchange their flight seats.
• If you agree to sell your seat, you are said to have denied boarding voluntarily and could receive any benefits.

Needless to say, you should always make sure that the benefits you were offered to volunteer were more worth than the amount of compensation you would have received under the EC Regulation 261/2004.

Involuntary Denied Boarding

It happens to an air passenger who has a confirmed ticket on a plane but cannot be allowed to board the flight. This can also occur despite the fact that you do not pose security, safety, or health risk to the airport and you have arrived at the airport with:

• All necessary travel documents
• A confirmed seat reservation
• On time for check-in and security procedures

• Re-routed flight as of your convenience may be on the same day or a different date, or
• Refund of the ticket cost, which would be credited within 7 working days
• Re-routing your flight as earliest as possible

• Meals and Refreshments
• 2 Phone calls
• Access to Emails, or Fax
• Hotel Accommodation (if an overnight stay is required or when stay becomes necessary)
• Transport between the Airport and Hotel

In case of involuntarily denied boarding, it is obligatory for the airlines to compensate you back. Either refund or a replacement flight.

Key points to claim for your flight

• When it comes to denied boarding, airlines generally give priority to people with reduced mobility and those accompanying them.
• If the airline refuses to let you board your flight or cannot give you a valid reason why you were denied boarding, you may ask for compensation.
• Re-routing to the final destination.
• If you are not satisfied with the alternate flight offered, you have the right to cancel the flight and receive a full refund for the cost of the ticket.
• If you have been compensated by cash, the airline has to refund the money immediately OR if you have paid by credit card, the money has to be refunded within 7 days.
• If no other flight is available at the first point of departure, the airline must pay for your alternate transport like bus, train, or something else, along with the total cost for you to get to this other transport.
• Under the EU denied boarding regulation, passengers can receive both compensation and assistance in case of an overbooked flight.

How to claim compensation for denied boarding?

• You can use our free flight compensation calculator to calculate the amount of compensation that airlines owe you, just fill in the required details.
• It is important to mention that you have to enter the flight details carefully as the return flight could not be identified as a problematic flight in our database.
• Assign us for your claim, and Sit back & Relax.
• Our professional team will take care of your claim and keep you updated.
• You get the money directly in your bank.
• You can also use our free claim letter template.

ClaimFlights offers great service and can always be of great help if you had been denied boarding, or your flight was cancelled, or had a delayed flight