Airline compensation

What you are owed when your flight goes wrong

Delayed, cancelled or bumped? Depending on where you flew and which airline you flew with, you may be owed cash compensation, a refund, or both. Pick the rules that apply to your flight.

Rules last checked October 27, 2026.

UK261Flights from the UK, or into the UK on a UK or EU airline.Up to £520 EU261Flights from the EU/EEA/Switzerland, or into it on an EU airline.Up to €600 Canada APPRFlights to, from and within Canada.Up to CAD 1,000 US DOTFlights to, from and within the United States.Cash refund

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