If you are claiming compensation for flights outside of the UK, the compensation amounts will be paid in Euros. Regardless of whether you are entitled to claim compensation for your delay caused by bad weather, you are always entitled to care and assistance from the airline for delays of two hours or more. How long the delay needs to be before you are entitled to this care and assistance depends on the length of your flight. The delay needs to be two, three, or four hours for flight distances up to 1,km, 1,,km, or over 3,km respectively.
For example, a flight from Gatwick to Orlando, Florida, would need to be delayed for at least 4 hours before you are entitled to care and assistance as the distance is more than 3,km. For shorter flights, the care and assistance kick in earlier, so a flight from Luton to Barcelona, which is less than 1,km, would only need to be delayed for 2 hours for the airline to provide you with care and assistance. If you are delayed by over five hours due to bad weather, you are entitled to a refund of the cost of your ticket if you decide not to travel.
If your flight is cancelled due to bad weather, you are entitled to the care and assistance set out above, as well as either re-routing at the earliest opportunity or a refund and return to your original departure point. Evans v Monarch is an important ruling because it clearly highlights that if bad weather is inherent in the running of an airline, it cannot be extraordinary. On occasion, they are struck by lightning.
You can read more about the case here. Although the case of Huzar v Jet2 was predominantly a ruling on technical problems, a significant ruling about bad weather was also made. As a Supreme Court ruling, this is binding on all other courts in England and Wales. Bott and Co Solicitors Ltd. By Coby Benson. Last Updated 8th October Bott and Co Solicitors Ltd 4. The flight in question is directly affected by 'freak' or 'wholly exceptional weather.
For example, if ATC decides only 20 planes an hour can land instead of the usual 45 planes an hour, that would be an extraordinary circumstance.
Air Traffic Control decides to delay a flight, which causes a knock-on effect on flights throughout the day.
An airport is closed because of bad weather. Bad weather is often synonymous with disrupted flying. Here is a non-exhaustive list of weather conditions that may cause your flight to be delayed or cancelled:. Bad weather is - according to the airlines - one of the most common reasons for flight delays and cancellations. Normally, passengers are entitled to compensation if their flight has been disrupted and they've arrived at their final destination with a delay greater than 3 hours 2 for cancellations.
However, this is not the case when the flight has been interrupted due to severe weather conditions. Severe is the keyword here since airlines often misuse the argument to simply avoid compensating passengers. This applies to weather conditions such as:.
These conditions are considered to be extreme, meaning that the airline cannot do anything to avoid the repercussions. But remember that not all bad weather conditions are extraordinary. For example, simple rain. Furthermore, the airline might be using the bad weather to hide the real underlying reason why a flight has been cancelled or delayed.
For that reason, it's always a good idea to have a specialised service, like Flight-Delayed, have a look at your case and determine the validity of your claim. Claim my compensation. These are circumstances for which airlines cannot be held accountable. For instance, when a situation is completely beyond their control and no reasonable measures can be taken to mitigate the effects of the circumstance. Besides adverse weather conditions, there are other things that occur frequently that may be considered extraordinary.
For example, wildcat crew strikes or political instability. Head on to our extraordinary circumstances page to learn more about them. Regardless of your eligibility to receive compensation, you are entitled to care and assistance in case your flight is delayed or cancelled and you are left stranded.
This care can come in the form of:. She faced a long delay, possibly until the next day. About one-half of 1 percent of all domestic flights experienced a weather delay last year, according to the Department of Transportation.
And it's true: You have virtually no consumer rights when Mother Nature delays your flight. But you can take a few steps that will get you to your destination faster. When weather delays a flight, it's easy to feel as if you're at the mercy of your airline. Yes, you can ask for and receive a full refund on your ticket.
But not much more. You can find out more about your rights in your airline's contract of carriage or conditions of carriage — the legal agreement between you and the carrier. American Airlines , for example, is clear about its obligations: "If the delay or cancellation is caused by events beyond our control like weather you are responsible for your own overnight accommodations, meals and incidental expenses," it says in its contract.
Read that last part one more time. American "may" be able to help you. And it won't pay for the hotel — just "find" one for you. Even in Europe, which has stricter consumer protections, an airline can invoke the weather excuse. Airlines must obey a regulation called EU , which allows it to cancel a flight because of "adverse weather conditions" without compensating passengers. Earley, a travel agent, knows a thing or two about the airline industry.
She understands that the sophisticated scheduling systems try to find a way to rebook passengers when weather disrupts flight operations. So she did something many travelers forget to do — she checked her email before her flight.
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