UNITED
UA50 · 2026-09-11
MAD
Madrid
departs 10:50 local
EWR
arrives 13:25 local
OWED PER PASSENGER · EC261
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HOW STRONG IS THIS CLAIM?
Good claim
Strong case — airlines usually pay these.
- ✓A delay over 3 hours meets the core requirement for compensation.
- ✓Weather was clear at both airports, removing the airline’s most common defence.
✓ WHY IT QUALIFIES
Arrival delay of 296 minutes, measured at the destination doors (Sturgeon; Germanwings C-452/13). Three hours or more pays the same as a cancellation.
Covered by EC261: — per passenger.
☔ WEATHER AT THE TIME
Weather evidence is pulled from the airports’ own records when the claim is created — it’s what answers the airline’s “extraordinary circumstances” letter.
Weather can excuse compensation, never care: meals, hotel, and rebooking are owed regardless of cause.
ON THIS FLIGHT?
The claim is two minutes away.
Create a free account and this flight is already in it, claim prepared. We file it and work it. $39, charged only if United pays — you keep 100%.
Travel agent with a client on this flight? Forward the booking and it’s prepared for you.