✈️ Compensation, Rebooking, Accommodation – What You’re Entitled To If Your Flight Is Disrupted

Summer travel plans spoiled by airport chaos? 😩 EU regulations may entitle you to hundreds in compensation! Here's what to do👇
📍 Which flights are covered?
EU domestic flights
Flights departing from the EU
Flights to the EU operated by an EU airline
📌 UK airlines: Similar rules apply, but compensation is in GBP.
🚫 Flight cancelled?
Notification timing matters:
📅 >14 days before → No compensation
📅 <14 days before and no extraordinary circumstances → Yes compensation
💶 Compensation amounts:
Under 1500 km: €250
1500–3500 km: €400
Over 3500 km: €600
🛫 Options:
Refund ticket price
Rebook to another flight
Return to original departure airport
🛑 Note: Can't change your choice once made.
⏱ Flight delayed?
Delay thresholds:
<1500 km → 2h
1500–3000 km → 3h
>3000 km → 4h
👉 Even for shorter delays, you get:
Food & drinks (vouchers or reimbursement)
2 free calls/emails/faxes
Accommodation & transfers for longer delays
🛑 >5h delay? You may request refund or return flight.
💶 >3h delay? Same compensation amounts as cancellation apply.
🙅 Denied boarding?
If you’re bumped due to overbooking (without your fault):
Compensation
Choice of refund or rebooking
Assistance & care
🛑 Don’t accept vouchers in exchange for giving up your rights!
🧳 Lost or damaged baggage?
Airline must deliver late baggage promptly
Up to €1300 compensation for damage or loss
📅 Report damage within 7 days! Don’t exit the airport with damaged bags.
📞 Airline support unreachable?
Visit check-in desk or ticket office
Try free online rebooking
Advance costs if needed — keep receipts!
💼 How to claim compensation:
Keep boarding card, receipts, emails
Email the airline, citing EU261/2004
No reply in 2 months → escalate to national authority
Consider dispute resolution services (often on contingency)
✈️ Travel smart!
At Park&Fly, we want your journey to start smoothly. If something goes wrong, know your rights. For parking or transfers: ask us — for everything else, EU regulation has you covered! 💼🚐🛫