THE AGENT CLAIMS DIRECTORY
Your client's flight went wrong. Here's the airline-by-airline playbook.
Written for travel agents, not passengers: which flights qualify under EC261/UK261, what each airline is actually like to claim against, how to file under your agency's name, and when to escalate. Up to €600/£520 per passenger.
British Airways
BAUK carrier — inbound UK flights qualify · claim window 6 years · escalates via CEDR
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Virgin Atlantic
VSUK carrier — inbound UK flights qualify · claim window 6 years · escalates via CEDR
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easyJet
U2UK carrier — inbound UK flights qualify · claim window 6 years · escalates via CEDR
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Ryanair
FREU carrier — inbound EU/UK flights qualify · claim window 6 years
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Lufthansa
LHEU carrier — inbound EU/UK flights qualify · claim window 3 years · escalates via söp (Schlichtungsstelle öffentlicher Personenverkehr)
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Air France
AFEU carrier — inbound EU/UK flights qualify · claim window 5 years · escalates via MTV (Médiation Tourisme et Voyage)
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Delta Air Lines
DLEuropean departures qualify · claim window departure-country clock
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United Airlines
UAEuropean departures qualify · claim window departure-country clock
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More airlines are added as their guides are researched and verified — depth before breadth, deliberately. Guides by Nathan Zarcaro, founder of MyAirAdvocate. General information for travel professionals, not legal advice.