Delayed 3+ hours
Long delays at arrival can entitle you up to €600 under EU261, UK261, or equivalent law.
Flight Compensation Checker
Was your flight delayed or cancelled? Check if you may be owed up to €600 under EU261, UK261, APPR and more.
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Check My Flight Covers 6 regulations worldwide
When you may be owed compensation
If any of these happened to your flight, you may have the right to cash compensation.
Cancelled flight
Short-notice cancellations with no reasonable rerouting are often compensable in cash, not just a refund.
Denied boarding
Involuntary denied boarding (overbooking) usually triggers full compensation regardless of delay.
6 regulations, one checker
We evaluate your flight against every major passenger-rights law worldwide.
- EU261 EU flights · up to €600
- UK261 UK flights · up to £520
- APPR Canada · up to CAD $1,000
- Montreal Convention International · up to ~$1,700
- ANAC 400/2022 Brazil flights · varies
- Israel Aviation Services Law Israel flights · up to ILS 3,180
Eligibility Checker
Check your flight
Answer a few questions to see if you're eligible for compensation under any major aviation law.
Scan your boarding pass
The fastest way — we read the flight, date and passenger automatically. Travelling as a family? Scan one pass per person and we'll claim for everyone together.
Passengers in this claim
For a traveller without a boarding pass to scan.
Hold the pass flat and fill the frame with the barcode. This works best on a phone held close — on a computer the webcam often can't focus close enough, so if it won't read, close this and enter your details by hand.
or enter your flight details manually
Where did you fly?
Enter your departure and arrival airports.
Via (stopover / connection)
Origin and destination must be different airports.
Which airline operated the flight?
The airline that actually flew the plane.
The operating carrier decides whether EU261 / UK261 applies. On a codeshare it can differ from who you booked with — enter the airline that actually flew the flight, not the one on your ticket.
Connecting legs are sometimes flown by a different carrier. This defaults to the same airline — change it only if the second leg was operated by another airline.
When did you fly?
The flight date determines which regulations apply.
Your flight's scheduled departure date. Time limits to claim vary by country (roughly 1–6 years) — we'll flag a date that looks too old to claim.
What happened to your flight?
Select the scenario that applies.
Compensation for delays is based on your arrival time, not departure. A flight that leaves late but arrives on time isn't eligible. The 3-hour threshold under EU261/UK261 refers to how late you arrived at your final destination.
Tell us more
A few details specific to what happened on your flight.
How much was your arrival delayed?
This is the delay at your final destination, not the departure delay.
When did the airline notify you of the cancellation?
Compensation depends heavily on how much notice you received.
Did the airline offer alternative transportation?
Rerouting options affect your eligibility in some jurisdictions.
How late did the rerouting get you to your final destination?
What matters is when the replacement flight actually arrived — not the original cancelled flight.
Were you denied boarding voluntarily or involuntarily?
This changes your rights significantly.
What class did you originally book?
What class did you actually fly?
Only classes lower than your booked class appear here.
What reason did the airline give?
Airlines can avoid compensation only if they prove "extraordinary circumstances" — the burden of proof is on them.
The airline's word isn't final. Courts have repeatedly ruled that airlines overclaim "extraordinary circumstances." What matters is whether the disruption was truly beyond the airline's control.
You're all set
No disruption reason is needed for downgrade cases.
Under EU261 Article 10, downgrades require a fixed refund of 30%, 50%, or 75% of your ticket price based on flight distance — regardless of the airline's reason. No "extraordinary circumstances" defense applies to seat downgrades.
You may be eligible for compensation
Applicable regulations
What to do next
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See why each regulation applies and which don't
This is an educational estimate, not legal advice. Actual compensation depends on airline cooperation and, in some cases, court outcomes. Verify with an aviation lawyer or licensed claim specialist before acting.
Your flight doesn't qualify for fixed compensation
Why
What else you can do
- Request a refund from the airline under their Customer Service Plan.
- File a complaint with your local aviation consumer-protection authority.
- Check your travel insurance for trip-interruption coverage.
Laws change and airlines' internal policies vary. If you believe you have grounds despite this result, consult an aviation lawyer.
Your flight isn't covered by the regulations we check
What you can do
Regulations evolve. We will expand coverage (e.g. future US DOT rules) as they come into force.
Your answers
Which flights does this checker cover?
This checker evaluates your flight against 6 major passenger-rights regulations:
- EU261 — EU departures, EU airline arrivals
- UK261 — UK departures, UK airline arrivals
- APPR — Canadian departures, arrivals, or Canadian airlines
- Montreal Convention — most international flights (baggage & delays)
- ANAC 400/2022 — Brazilian flights
- Israel Aviation Services Law — Israeli flights
Not fully covered: Purely domestic flights within the US, most Asian countries, Australia, and most of Africa and the Middle East currently have no equivalent fixed-compensation law. If your flight touches Europe, Canada, Brazil, or Israel, you are likely covered.