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About all things concerning aviation
Every week we illustrate various subjects regarding our service, passenger rights and commercial aviation. We also provide you with tips & tricks regarding air travel.
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30-06-2016
Lonely Planet’s Best in Europe
What destinations do you need to visit this year? Lonely planet, world’s most successful travel publisher, created a selection of the best places to travel to in 2016. We took a look at their list Best in Europe, it is filled with destinations offering beautiful landscapes, tasty cuisines and more. But how do you get there?
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14-06-2016
Top 10 most delayed routes Summer 2015 UK
Summer is upon us and this is one of the busiest times for airports and airlines. As many prepare for their summer holidays, we take the time to evaluate last years flight data. We have complied a list of the most delayed flights to and from the UK. These flights were delayed for more than three hours during the summer period (April – October) of 2015. -
08-04-2016
The top 5 layover airports and their best hotels
Flying can be very stressful. A delayed or cancelled flight can cause a big disruption of your travel plans. It is especially unfortunate if this disruption causes you to miss your connecting flight, since all you can do then as a passenger is sit back and wait for the airline to rebook you on the next available flight. -
26-02-2016
Travel bloggers you should follow
What place will you visit during your holiday this year? Whether you are staying in the UK, visiting a European country or travelling to another continent, these five travel bloggers will inspire you to go on a special adventure.
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08-02-2016
The forgotten airports of Britain
It’s time to plan a summer holiday. A lot of Britons already have a warm and sunny Mediterranean destination in mind. But what about Great Britain? Is it suddenly not that great when it comes down to summer plans? The millions of tourists our country welcomes every year would beg to differ. -
27-01-2016
Funny airplane announcements
Last week, a Ryanair stewardess made the news with one of her announcements. When ice was forming on an already delayed plane, she told the passengers to wait patiently as “We don’t want to die”. Her announcement might have been a bit shocking then and there, but it made us chuckle when we read the news. That’s why we collected some other funny announcements for you:
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14-01-2016
National Enforcement Bodies do not need to enforce the Regulation
In Europe all airlines must abide by the same rules regarding passenger rights, better known as the EC Regulation 261/2004. The Raad van State (Dutch Administrative Supreme Court) requested an advice from the Advocate-General concerning Article 16 ‘Infringements’ of the Regulation.
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19-11-2015
What does the airport police do
If you are not already afraid of flying, recent events may cause you to develop a fear of getting on airplanes. However, the airport police is here to help us have a safer flight. They deal with a wide variety of situations everyday.
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11-11-2015
Flight data & determination – a must for flight delay compensation success
Flight delay compensation is always a hot topic and it heated up again recently with the ruling from the European Court of Justice on the Van der Lans Vs KLM case. We are pleased that more and more air passengers are aware of EU Regulation 261 and their rights if they are delayed by over three hours. But it seems that many passengers still have to make a lengthy journey when it comes to getting recompense for their delay.
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07-10-2015
Behind the scenes: the story of missed connections
We have mentioned missed connections a few times over the last month, remember Shelley Hadley and her fellow travellers unwanted overnight stay at Frankfurt en route to Turin from London Heathrow due to a one minute missed connection on a Lufthansa flight.
Stories from delayed passengers due to missed connections are so commonplace now that EUclaim thought we take a look behind the scenes.