DelayFlight24 blog: guides to your rights when you fly
Delays, cancellations, missed connections, baggage and documents: practical guides on what to do and what you are owed under EU rules.
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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.
Stress-free travelPets 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.
Rights and compensationFlight delay complaints: IAA, CAA and national authorities
Airline ignoring your delay or cancellation claim? When to go to the IAA in Ireland or the CAA in the UK, what they can do and who to contact elsewhere.
Stress-free travelRyanair with children and infants: baby bag, pushchair, seats
Ryanair with children: infants from 8 days to 23 months on your lap, 5 kg baby bag, 2 free items such as a pushchair, and family seating rules.
Check-in and documentsRyanair online check-in: opening times, Basic fare and app
Ryanair check-in opens 24 hours before on the Basic fare, 60 days with a reserved seat and closes 2 hours before. Digital boarding pass and airport fee.
CompensationFlight 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.
BaggageMontreal Convention: baggage, delays and liability limits
Montreal Convention: what it covers for lost, damaged or delayed baggage and flight delays, SDR limits, deadlines and the link with Regulation 261.
Rights and compensationTime limit to claim for a delayed or cancelled flight
How long do you have to claim compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight? It depends on the country (case C-139/11): what to know and why to act early.
BaggageRyanair hand luggage: sizes, weight and Priority
Ryanair hand luggage: free 40Ă—30Ă—20 cm bag, 10 kg 55Ă—40Ă—20 cm cabin bag with Priority, checked bags of 10, 20 or 23 kg. Fares, infants and gate rules.
Check-in and documentsRyanair flight change: how to do it, cost and deadlines
Changing a Ryanair flight: online up to 2.5 hours before, a fee per person per flight plus fare difference, free fixes within 24 hours, step by step.
Rights and compensationFlight cancelled at the last minute: what to do and what you get
Flight cancelled at the last minute? Refund or rerouting, care and up to €600 compensation: when it is owed, when it is not and what to do at the airport.
Rights and compensationExtraordinary circumstances: when no compensation is due
Bad weather, strikes, technical faults: which extraordinary circumstances let airlines refuse up to €600 compensation, and when their refusal does not hold.
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