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Rules that put a fixed euro or pound figure on a disrupted trip — flight delay and cancellation compensation, and what actually excuses an airline from paying it.
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EU261, Explained
The regulation only ever mentions cancellation and denied boarding — the right to be paid for a long delay comes from a court, not the text itself.
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How Long You Have to Claim Flight Compensation
EU261 itself sets no deadline — each country's own civil law does, and they range from one year to ten.
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UK261 — What Changed After Brexit
The UK kept EU261 almost word for word, just in pounds — but which flights it covers had to be redrawn from scratch once the UK stopped being a member state.