QUALIFY IT
Is my missed easyJet connection covered?
It all comes down to the booking reference. Two easyJet flights bought separately, even ten minutes apart, even on the same day, are two contracts. easyJet owes nothing for the second one, and you rebook at your own cost. If you plan to connect on your own, know that before you book, not at the gate.
Worldwide by easyJet bookings (its through-ticketing product via Gatwick, with partner airlines) are one contract with a protected connection. If you miss the connection, you’re rebooked at no cost, and Folkerts applies: compensation is based on your arrival delay at the final destination.
Where there’s a claim, it’s against the airline that operated the delayed first flight, in the band for the whole journey’s distance.
THE MONEY
How much am I owed?
£220
Under 1,500 km
£350
1,500–3,500 km
£520
Over 3,500 km
Per person, measured on the journey’s great-circle distance.
On a protected booking, the distance of the complete journey sets the band. That can lift an itinerary of two short flights into the £350 / €400 band. On separate bookings: nothing for the missed connection under UK261 or EC261, however long the delay.
THE PUSHBACK
What will easyJet say about my missed connection?
On separate bookings, easyJet is right, and there’s no letter to write. Check your travel insurance for missed-departure cover. And look at the delayed flight itself: if it landed 3+ hours late on its own, that’s a normal delay claim, whatever happened next.
On a protected booking, easyJet will treat the delay as the first flight’s alone. Restate Folkerts: the delay is measured on arrival at your final destination.
THE EDGE
What’s specific to easyJet
Connecting on your own is the easyJet trap: no through check-in, no connection protection, and no UK261 or EC261 claim on the second flight. Know it before you book.
Worldwide by easyJet is the exception: one contract, a protected connection via Gatwick, and Folkerts applies. Look for the product name on your booking confirmation.
If your first flight was itself 3+ hours late, that’s a straightforward delay claim, connection or not.
The same rules on any airline: missed connection compensation, explained.
HOW TO CLAIM
How do I claim?
Check your booking confirmation for the booking type before anything else.
Protected booking: claim on your arrival delay at the final destination, citing Folkerts (C-11/11).
Separate bookings: claim the delayed flight on its own numbers if it qualifies, and take the missed second flight to your travel insurer.
WHAT EASYJET OWES YOU
Check what easyJet owes you — free, two minutes. $39 only if the airline pays.
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Common questions
I left 90 minutes between two easyJet flights at Gatwick and missed the second. Can I claim?
Not under UK261 or EC261 if you bought them separately. Travel insurance with missed-departure cover is the route.
easyJet refused to rebook me for free. Is that legal?
On separate bookings, yes. On a Worldwide by easyJet booking, no: rebooking is owed.
Does easyJet check bags through between its own flights?
No. Every easyJet flight is a separate journey. You collect your bags and drop them again.
My first flight was 3h 20m late on its own. Can I claim anything?
Yes: a standard delay claim for that flight, £220 or £350 depending on distance.
Who pays on a Worldwide by easyJet connection?
The airline that operated the delayed flight. If easyJet’s flight caused the delay, easyJet pays, and the band follows the whole journey.
The law this guide is written against: EC261 full text (EUR-Lex) · UK261 full text (legislation.gov.uk)
General information, not legal advice. Compensation depends on the facts of each disruption and the airline’s evidence. MyAirAdvocate files claims for a flat $39, charged only if the airline pays, and never takes a percentage of what you are owed.