Hundreds of millions in flight delay/cancellation compensation goes unclaimed

[Corazon79]

I was just throwing out the last week's old newspapers and I realised I somehow missed a pretty striking front page feature. This is the online reproduction of the article, from the UK's Manchester Evening News:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-airport-passengers-miss-compensation-6467948

In this case, Manchester Airport passengers could have claimed £63m over delayed flights, but only applied for £1m.

Looks like the airlines are benefiting from people's lack of knowledge over their consumer rights, especially in the EU, where a lot of the regulations are changed or adapted over time.

Bitcoiners on this forum should be aware that if you suffered a delay or flight cancellation in the EU over the last few years, you may be eligible for compensation. There may be a few hundred quid (or euros) in it for you if you can make a successful claim. More extra cash to invest in Bitcoins perhaps!  

We're seeing the rise of compensation claims companies in this area, like Airhelp (http://www.airhelp.eu/en/). I don't see the problem with that if they're experts who know what they're doing and are able to make the process quicker or easier. It looks like it can be difficult and long-winded staking a claim on your own, because there's a chance you may have to take on a court battle.

Anyway, just a tip to anyone on here who may stand to benefit. Know your rights!  

[Phinnaeus Gage]

I was just throwing out the last week's old newspapers and I realised I somehow missed a pretty striking front page feature. This is the online reproduction of the article, from the UK's Manchester Evening News:

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/manchester-airport-passengers-miss-compensation-6467948

In this case, Manchester Airport passengers could have claimed £63m over delayed flights, but only applied for £1m.

Looks like the airlines are benefiting from people's lack of knowledge over their consumer rights, especially in the EU, where a lot of the regulations are changed or adapted over time.

Bitcoiners on this forum should be aware that if you suffered a delay or flight cancellation in the EU over the last few years, you may be eligible for compensation. There may be a few hundred quid (or euros) in it for you if you can make a successful claim. More extra cash to invest in Bitcoins perhaps!  

We're seeing the rise of compensation claims companies in this area, like Airhelp (http://www.airhelp.eu/en/). I don't see the problem with that if they're experts who know what they're doing and are able to make the process quicker or easier. It looks like it can be difficult and long-winded staking a claim on your own, because there's a chance you may have to take on a court battle.

Anyway, just a tip to anyone on here who may stand to benefit. Know your rights!  

I learnt something today:

A common slang term for the pound sterling or pound is quid, which is singular and plural, except in the common phrase "Quids in!"

[Corazon79]

hehe. I'm surprised you haven't heard it said before! Brewster's suggests that the term 'Quid' comes from 'quid pro quo', an equivalent amount for something, but that it originally referred to a sovereign.

Some young people in the UK (particularly Londoners) jokingly use the word 'Squid' instead. Even weirder. 

[Cyberdyne]

I learnt something today:

A common slang term for the pound sterling or pound is quid, which is singular and plural, except in the common phrase "Quids in!"

I learnt something today:

the common phrase "Quids in!"