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    EUclaim passed over its largest claim yet to Bott & Co Aviation

    EUclaim have passed over its largest claim yet to Bott&Co’s Aviation Team in their pursuit of compensation claims under EU Regulation 261/2004.
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    When am I entitled to financial compensation?

    We get a lot of questions about European legislation on passenger rights (EC Regulation 261/2004). Stranded passengers often do not receive any information about passenger rights from the airline and have no idea if they are entitled to financial compensation or not. Therefore, there are a few basic rules that I would like to explain to you.
  • Passengers waiting in an airport terminal at sunset, watching a departing aircraft through the large window.

    EC Regulation 261/2004: nothing changes yet

    Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission shortly explained in a press conference the plans for a new EC Regulation for passenger rights.
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    English airlines better themselves!

    Spring is in the air! We therefore decided it was time to analyze the punctuality of flights at London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester Airport during the winter season. We are comparing the winter of 2011/2012 with the winter season of 2012/2013.
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    Snow causes flight disruptions Frankfurt

    Due to heavy snowfall, more than a hundred flights are cancelled at Frankfurt Airport. It concerns mostly flights within Europe. There are also severe delays due to the bad weather conditions.
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    Congratulations Camiel Eurlings!

    On behalf of the EUclaim team I would like to congratulate our former minister responsible for air traffic with his new position as CEO of Dutch airline KLM.
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    Pilot cursed by Voodoo?

    A First Officer of German airline Condor lost his mind in a very exceptional way. He must have been under the spell of evil spirits.
  • Airplanes at the airport with a departing flight taking off near the control tower at sunrise.

    Latest news regarding Dreamliner crisis

    All Boeing 797 Dreamliner airplanes were grounded last month because of a number of technical problems and even caused All Nippon Airways to make an emergency landing.
  • Analysis delays and cancellations in January 2012 and 2013

    EUclaim analyzed all delayed and cancelled flights in January 2012 and January 2013 for airports London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester.
  • Airplanes at the airport with a departing flight taking off near the control tower at sunrise.

    Boeing 787 Dreamliner is not flying successfully yet

    The new 787 Dreamliner by Boeing has appeared in the news many times the last few weeks. The incidents with airlines JAL, Lot and United Airlines concerning these airplanes are all due to technical problems, mostly fuel leaks.

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