Coping with flight disruptions can be very annoying. However, the good news is that the European Union has laws to assist travelers when things go wrong. If you’re flying in the EU, it’s a good idea to be aware of these protections. They can help you out if your flight is disrupted.
Being aware of your options can make dealing with travel complications less stressful. While it won’t make your flight go any faster, it can help you feel less stressed when things go wrong.
Passenger Rights under EU Regulation 261/2004
EU air passengers are protected if their flight experiences difficulties. EU laws ensure airlines take care of their passengers when things go wrong.
When flights are delayed or cancelled, airlines must offer you:
- Meals and beverages
- Accommodation if you’re stuck overnight
- Transportation to and from the hotel
- Two free phone calls, emails, or faxes
If you’re delayed for a long time or your flight is cancelled, you might also receive:
- A refund
- An alternative flight
- Compensation to make up for the trouble
Don’t forget to inquire with airline representatives about these entitlements if your plans change. They must tell you about your rights when there’s a significant delay or cancellation.
British Airways Flight Delay Compensation
Delays with flights from British Airways can be very frustrating. However there’s some good news: if you’re delayed for more than three hours owing to the airline’s fault, you might be able to get some compensation.
Regulations in the UK and EU are on your side. You could receive up to €600 per person. What counts is when you land, not when you take off. So keep an eye on your arrival time if you want to seek flight delay compensation.
How much you get depends on how far you’re flying. A short flight won’t be compensated as highly as a long one, even if they’re both delayed for the same duration.
Want to know exactly how much you could get? Check out the table below to see how much money you might get:
| Less than 3 hours | Between 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Distance |
| €0 | €250 | €250 | All flights up to 1500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All flights between 1500 km and 3500 km |
| €0 | €400 | €400 | All intra-EU flights over 3500 km |
| €0 | €300 | €600 | All non-EU flights over 3500 km |
British Airways Flight Cancellation Compensation
The European Union has laws to assist you if your flight gets cancelled. Here’s what you should know:
If your flight gets cancelled within two weeks of you’re supposed to leave, you may be entitled to compensation up to €600. However, there’s a condition – the airline can avoid paying if they offer you an alternative flight that doesn’t mess up your plans too much.
The airline may not need to compensate you if they provide an alternative flight that meets the following conditions:
| Advance Notice | Re-routing Requirements |
| 14 Days | None |
| 7 – 13 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 2 hours before and arriving less than 4 hours after the original flight |
| Less than 7 Days | Alternative flight departing no more than 1 hour before and arriving less than 2 hours after the original flight |
If you agree to take an alternative flight from the airline, you can still get compensation. The most important thing is when you reach your final destination.
The amount you could receive depends on a couple of points:
- The distance of your flight
- How late you arrive
As a result, even if you arrive later than planned, you may still receive some compensation.
Check out the following table to see more details:
| Under 2 hours | 2-3 hours | 3-4 hours | Over 4 hours | Never arrived | Distance |
| €125 | €250 | €250 | €250 | €250 | All flights 1,500 km or less |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Internal EU flights over 1,500 km |
| €200 | €200 | €400 | €400 | €400 | Non-internal EU flights 1,500 km- 3,500 km |
| €300 | €300 | €300 | €600 | €600 | Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km |
The airline might not have to compensate you if they can provide a transfer to your destination, close to the original schedule. Even with a slight delay, you might not be eligible for flight cancellation compensation.
How to Claim Compensation from British Airways
It’s important to know how to request the compensation you’re entitled to under EU Regulation 261/2004. Here’s the process:
- Complete our form. You’ll need to provide details including your flight number, date, and what went wrong.
- Let our experts help you. Once you submit the form, our team will manage the process. We are well-versed in the EU laws comprehensively and will make every effort to secure your compensation. You only pay us if we win your case.
Remember that it is your right as a passenger to claim compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight. Regardless of whether your flight was delayed because of operational reasons or technical difficulties, if it was not caused by extraordinary circumstances including adverse weather conditions or air traffic control decisions, you are entitled to compensation.
Which British Airways Flights are Covered by EU261?
The EU’s air passenger protection laws have a wide-ranging scope. They cover any flight taking off from a European Union member state airport and every flight landing at an airport in an EU member state if the flight is operated by an EU airline.
| Itinerary | Covered by EU 261 |
| Flights departing EU airports | ✅ Covered |
| Flights arriving at EU airports | ✅ Covered |
These regulations also include airlines from Switzerland, Iceland, and Norway. This means if you’re flying with any airline within, to, or from Europe, you probably have these rights. It’s good to know about these laws – they’re in place to assist you if problems occur with your flight. They ensure you’re not stranded when your travel plans fall through.
When You Are Not Entitled to Compensation
British Airways isn’t always responsible when flights are delayed or cancelled. Occasionally, things happen that the airline can’t control, like severe weather conditions or unexpected problems.
For instance, if there’s an abrupt major weather event, an airport emergency, or an air traffic control strike, British Airways is not liable. These are called “extraordinary circumstances” that the airline can’t do anything about.
When these situations occur, you probably won’t get any compensation. The airline isn’t viewed as doing anything wrong when these unexpected issues occur.
Recent Flight Delays and Cancellations
Was your flight delayed or cancelled without a valid reason? Check our table for the latest flight delays and cancellations. Assess your right to compensation using our claim checker, and let us protect your rights and pursue compensation for you.
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| Date | Flight number | Route | Status | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
12.07.202519:55 | British Airways 4613 | Tokyo (HND) Nagoya (NGO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202516:30 | British Airways 4631 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202516:25 | British Airways 4636 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202514:30 | British Airways 3439 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202514:30 | British Airways 4649 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202514:20 | British Airways 6245 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:50 | British Airways 6258 | Johannesburg (JNB) Hoedspruit (HDS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:50 | British Airways 4642 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (KIX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:45 | British Airways 4622 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:35 | British Airways 6292 | Johannesburg (JNB) Pietermaritzburg (PZB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:30 | British Airways 4638 | Tokyo (HND) Nagasaki (NGS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:20 | British Airways 7019 | London (LCY) Florence (FLR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202512:00 | British Airways 8712 | London (LCY) Edinburgh (EDI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202511:50 | British Airways 6316 | Johannesburg (JNB) Kasane (BBK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202511:20 | British Airways 4643 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202510:45 | British Airways 736 | Ibiza (IBZ) London (LCY) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202510:33 | British Airways 6539 | Reno (RNO) Dallas (DFW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202510:30 | British Airways 6244 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202510:20 | British Airways 3431 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202510:05 | British Airways 4612 | Tokyo (HND) Kumamoto (KMJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202509:45 | British Airways 4603 | Tokyo (HND) London (LHR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202509:45 | British Airways 7518 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202509:40 | British Airways 2988 | Portland (PDX) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202509:30 | British Airways 4627 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202508:50 | British Airways 8 | Tokyo (HND) London (LHR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202508:30 | British Airways 4604 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202508:05 | British Airways 4615 | Tokyo (HND) Nagoya (NGO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202507:15 | British Airways 3444 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
12.07.202506:18 | British Airways 4382 | Seattle (SEA) Chicago (ORD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202520:20 | British Airways 2991 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202520:20 | British Airways 3440 | Nagasaki (NGS) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202520:10 | British Airways 7616 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202520:00 | British Airways 4634 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202519:55 | British Airways 4613 | Tokyo (HND) Nagoya (NGO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202519:49 | British Airways 7545 | San Francisco (SFO) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202519:20 | British Airways 4600 | London (LHR) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:50 | British Airways 2491 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:35 | British Airways 5437 | Philadelphia (PHL) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202518:00 | British Airways 7572 | Vancouver (YVR) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:49 | British Airways 5316 | Chicago (ORD) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:30 | British Airways 4635 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202517:15 | British Airways 6446 | Los Angeles (LAX) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:57 | British Airways 2488 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202516:30 | British Airways 4631 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202515:39 | British Airways 7550 | Salt Lake City (SLC) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:40 | British Airways 6545 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:38 | British Airways 7584 | Oakland (OAK) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:30 | British Airways 3439 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:30 | British Airways 6259 | Hoedspruit (HDS) Johannesburg (JNB) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202514:20 | British Airways 6245 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:30 | British Airways 7588 | Pasco (PSC) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202513:30 | British Airways 4602 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202512:50 | British Airways 6258 | Johannesburg (JNB) Hoedspruit (HDS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202512:45 | British Airways 4622 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202512:25 | British Airways 4628 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202512:00 | British Airways 4607 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202511:20 | British Airways 4643 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202511:03 | British Airways 4964 | Memphis (MEM) Dallas (DFW) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:46 | British Airways 5591 | Seattle (SEA) Chicago (ORD) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:30 | British Airways 6244 | Johannesburg (JNB) Bulawayo (BUQ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:20 | British Airways 3431 | Tokyo (HND) Okayama (OKJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:10 | British Airways 3443 | Tokyo (HND) Kagoshima (KOJ) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:00 | British Airways 4606 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202510:00 | British Airways 4619 | Tokyo (HND) Fukuoka (FUK) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202509:45 | British Airways 7518 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202509:40 | British Airways 4648 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202509:40 | British Airways 2988 | Portland (PDX) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202509:30 | British Airways 4627 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (ITM) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202509:25 | British Airways 3448 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202508:50 | British Airways 4639 | Komatsu (KMQ) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202508:35 | British Airways 4637 | Tokyo (HND) Okinawa (OKA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202508:05 | British Airways 4615 | Tokyo (HND) Nagoya (NGO) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202507:20 | British Airways 4618 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202507:20 | British Airways 4732 | Chicago (ORD) Seattle (SEA) | Cancelled | Claim Refund |
11.07.202507:15 | British Airways 3444 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202507:05 | British Airways 4630 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
11.07.202500:20 | British Airways 4609 | Tokyo (HND) London (LHR) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202522:30 | British Airways 2489 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202521:59 | British Airways 7537 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202521:15 | British Airways 4644 | Tokyo (CTS) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202521:05 | British Airways 5767 | Chicago (ORD) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202521:00 | British Airways 4624 | Fukuoka (FUK) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:55 | British Airways 4614 | Nagoya (NGO) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:45 | British Airways 5541 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:35 | British Airways 3442 | Kagoshima (KOJ) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:20 | British Airways 2991 | Seattle (SEA) Portland (PDX) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:20 | British Airways 3440 | Nagasaki (NGS) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202520:00 | British Airways 4634 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:45 | British Airways 3446 | Okinawa (OKA) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202518:00 | British Airways 7572 | Vancouver (YVR) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:49 | British Airways 5316 | Chicago (ORD) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:40 | British Airways 7511 | Seattle (SEA) Fairbanks (FAI) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202517:30 | British Airways 4635 | Tokyo (HND) Tokyo (CTS) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:46 | British Airways 7520 | Spokane (GEG) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:30 | British Airways 49 | London (LHR) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:30 | British Airways 8309 | New York (JFK) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:25 | British Airways 4636 | Tokyo (ITM) Tokyo (HND) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202516:20 | British Airways 6002 | Helsinki (HEL) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202514:40 | British Airways 6545 | Dallas (DFW) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
10.07.202514:38 | British Airways 7584 | Oakland (OAK) Seattle (SEA) | Delayed | Claim Refund |
