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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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24-10-2013
Technical Defects Not ‘Extraordinary’ In Flight Delay Claims
Ruling Confirms Air Passengers Entitled To Compensation If They Are Delayed Due To Technical Defect. A senior Judge has ruled in an appeal hearing against Jet2.com that airlines are incorrect to deny passengers compensation by claiming that technical defects which develop in-flight are extraordinary circumstances. -
18-10-2013
Flight disruptions due to strike Italy
Today, there is a general strike in Italy causing flight disruptions. The Air Traffic Control decided to go on strike between 11pm and 3pm local time. -
04-10-2013
The many faces behind EUclaim: Jeroen
EUclaim is more than a website and we would like to share this with you! The upcoming months we will ask our employees to answer 7 questions, so you will get to know us a little bit better. Today it is Jeroen’s turn.
Jeroen is our Application Administrator and is responsible for collecting flight data for our database. -
26-09-2013
EasyJet Passenger Nearly Denied Boarding After Complaining About Airline On Twitter
A passenger whose flight was delayed was initially told he would not be allowed to board the aircraft after tweeting the airline to complain.
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24-09-2013
Delays at airports in the UK and the Netherlands due to fog
Are you planning to fly this morning? Keep an eye on the status of your flight, there are currently delays due to fog. The delays occur at London City, London Heathrow and London Gatwick. Also, Dutch airports Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport are having problems because of the bad weather conditions. -
19-09-2013
EUclaim wins Easyjet Court case in the UK
EUclaim started a legal procedure in the UK for flight U2 5073 of 22 July 2012. The flight was due to depart from London Gatwick to Nice. However, the flight was delayed for more than 3 hours. -
10-09-2013
Air Traffic Control France on strike
Yesterday at 7pm, local time, the announced strike from the French Air Traffic Control started. The strike will probably last until Wednesdaymorning 8am, local time. -
04-09-2013
Court confirms passengers can claim dating back 6 years
Many airlines try all kinds of different tactics to refuse to pay the financial compensation that passengers are entitled to when their flight is delayed. -
21-08-2013
Bodybuilder hides in airplane Angela Merkel
A 24-year-old bodybuilder was able to hide in German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s airplane. This was brought to the attention of the German media this week. However, the incident happened about a month ago.
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06-08-2013
European Consumers’ Organisation against plans European Commission
In a recent report, the European Consumers’ Organisation BEUC stands up against the proposal from the European Commission regarding a revised Regulation that protects passenger rights.