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Delays, cancellations, missed connections, baggage and documents: practical guides on what to do and what you are owed under EU rules.

Rights and compensation

Flight rescheduled by airline: compensation and refunds

Flight rescheduled by the airline? When it counts as a cancellation, how to get a refund in 7 days and when €250, €400 or €600 is due.

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  • Flight rescheduled by the airline: what the email really means
  • Schedule change and refund: when you can say no
  • With or without 14 days' notice: compensation

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Rights and compensation

Ryanair flight delayed by 2 hours: what you're owed

Ryanair flight delayed by 2 hours? Meals now, €250 or €400 only if you arrive 3 hours late. How Ryanair handles vouchers, receipts and claims.

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Rights and compensation

Flight delayed by a technical fault: compensation up to €600

Flight delayed or cancelled by a technical fault? It is usually not an extraordinary circumstance: up to €600. What to ask and how to answer a refusal.

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Flight rescheduled earlier: compensation and refund

Flight rescheduled more than 1 hour earlier? It counts as a cancellation: refund or new flight and up to €600. Hotel, transfer and connection examples.

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Flight cancelled and moved to next day: your rights

Flight cancelled and moved to the next day? When a schedule change counts as a cancellation, when you get a refund and when up to €600 compensation.

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Baggage

Free hand luggage EU law: what is free and from when

Free hand luggage under EU law: from 23/10/2027 a 40Ă—30Ă—15 cm personal item is free, a cabin bag is not. Until then, each airline's rules apply.

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Compensation

Flight delayed or cancelled?

Check for free in 2 minutes whether you are owed up to €600 per passenger. You only pay if you get compensated.

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Rights and compensation

Air traffic control strike Europe November 2026: dates

Air traffic control strikes in Europe in November 2026: Italy on 6, 21 and 22 November, Spain until 30 November. Dates, protected flights and your rights.

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Rights and compensation

Flight delayed 3 hours: what am I entitled to?

Flight delayed 2, 3 or 4 hours? Meals, hotel, a refund after 5 hours and €250, €400 or €600 compensation from 3 hours late on arrival.

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Rights and compensation

EU air passenger rights reform: the new EU rules explained

EU air passenger rights reform: new rules on information, care, tarmac delays and baggage from 23/10/2027. Compensation stays €250, €400 or €600.

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Baggage

PIR form: what it is and how to fill it in for your bag

PIR form for lost or damaged baggage: where to fill it in, the 10-character reference, the 7 and 21-day deadlines and the limit of about €1,800.

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Rights and compensation

Airline strike: when you get compensation and what to do

Flight cancelled by a strike? If pilots or cabin crew strike you can get up to €600 (C-28/20); air traffic control strikes usually not. Refund and care always.

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Stress-free travel

Pets on Ryanair: what is allowed and assistance dogs

Ryanair does not carry pets: only certified guide and assistance dogs fly, free in the cabin on EU and domestic routes. Rules, routes and documents.

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