Etihad Airways Flight Delay Compensation

* the amount may get reduced by 50%, i.e., you may get up to 300€ for distance over 3500 km when EU borders were not crossed.

Air Passenger Rights under EC Regulation 261/2004

EU Regulation 261 of 2004 is applicable to flight delays and flight cancellations. Where such a delay is attributed to the airline, certain passengers’ rights become effective as against the airline. For longer delays, the airline becomes liable to provide ‘right to care’, including free food, accommodation and transportation. Other rights include refunds and compensation as applicable.

EC Regulation 261/2004 (dated 17 February 2005) applies to air passengers departing from any EU airport or from a non-EU airport with an EU airline to an EU destination. Passengers must note that flight delay compensation is subject to certain conditions and exceptions.

There will be no compensation for a delay or cancellation caused by extraordinary circumstances under which such delay or cancellation becomes uncontrollable. Examples of such situations include bad weather or security concerns such as fear of a terror attack. In such situations, passengers will not be given any compensation.

Nevertheless, if there is a delay of more than 4 hours for a flight of 3500 km or more; delay of 3 hours or more in an intra-community flight of 1500 km or more; and delay of 3 hours in case of flight under 1500 km, the passenger is entitled to claim compensation under EU norms as set by the Regulation. This entitlement is when the delay is not caused by extraordinary circumstances.

If you are an air passenger travelling with Etihad Airways and your flight has been delayed or cancelled (without any prior notice) or for reasons which could have been easily solved, then according to Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004, Etihad flight passengers can claim up to 600€ as flight delay compensation. This considers the distance you travelled both within Europe and Outside Europe and the time for flight delay, which should be more than 3 hours.

Within EU:

1. If you travel up to 1,500 km or less, then you can claim up to 250€
2. And over 1,500 km, you can claim up to 400€

Between EU Airport and Non-EU Airport:

1. If you travel up to 1,500 km or less, then you can claim up to 250€
2. If the distance is between 1,500 – 3,500 km, then you can claim up to 400€
3. And if the distance is more than 3500 km and flight delays for more than 4 hours, then you can claim up to 600€

Am I Eligible to Claim Compensation?

EC Regulation 261/2004 is a European Union Regulation, it applies to EU and Non-EU airspace. You do not have to be an EU citizen to claim flight compensation.

This means that you can claim on flights departing from any airport located in the EU (with any airline) or arriving in the EU (with an EU airline).

Thus you are eligible to claim compensation for flights departed or which were scheduled to depart from an EU airport.

ClaimFlights – How We Can Help

EU air passenger rights notwithstanding, many passengers do not file EU claims for flight delays or cancellations compensation. Passengers mistakenly believe that compensation claims are tedious to pursue. Some may even hesitate to file claims because of a lack of knowledge or comfort with the process.

ClaimFlights is a British EU claims facilitator. We make the experience of filing claims easier to understand, process and follow. Our in-house legal experts guide passengers to help them understand their rights. Passengers can use the chat feature available on our website to speak with our claim experts.

This will help them understand their Air passenger rights and the process involved in claiming flight compensations. Passengers may also use the step-by-step guide on our website or video tutorial to understand the claim filing process and what they can expect from it.

A very useful tool on our website is the free flight delay compensation checker. Passengers may put in the details of their flight and get the estimated compensation amount due to them.

ClaimFlights have expertise in filing all kinds of claims against the airlines, including denied boarding compensation claims. A very low commission for our services is charged by us only if the passenger’s claim is successfully processed by the airline.

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