Alaska Airlines Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or baggage

Alaska Airlines Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or lost baggage. Get up to € 600 compensation for a delayed or cancelled flight and 1.414 euros for lost luggage.

Alaska Airlines flight claim compensation: Eu law and Montreal Convention

Alaska Airlines EU Flight compensation: delayed, cancelled and overbooked flight

Alaska Airlines EU 261 Law compensation}

Only when any of these 2 circumstances occur:

  1. When it is an european airline or…
  2. if the flight takes off from europe

Compensation table under EU 261 Law: Alaska Airlines delayed, cancelled and overbooked fligh

Summary – Alaska Airlines flight compensation according to EU 261/2004 Regulation
Flight (km)Alaska Airlines CompensationClaim
Less than 1.500 km€ 250Claim € 250
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km€ 400Claim € 400
More than 3.500 Km€ 600Claim € 600

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Alaska Airlines Example of compensation according to european law

  • Flight cancellation from Milan to Florence: Less than 1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
  • Flight overbooking from Tenrife to Belgium: 1.500 km -3.500 km = 400 euros + expenses.
  • Flight cancellation from Brussels to Kyoto: 3.500 km + = € 600 + expenses.

Alaska Airlines Montreal Convention Compensations for delays, cancellations, overbooked flights and baggage

Alaska Airlines delay compensation

Only applicable when these two circumstances occur at the same time:

  1. All baggage claims even if it is an european airline
  2. When the airline is not European and the flight doesn´t depart from Europe

Delayed flight, cancellation or overbooking compensation table according to the Montreal Convention

Alaska Airlines Montreal Convention Compensation
CompensationLimit of liabilityExpenses
Baggage€ 5.708 = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Hotels, taxis, tours, other missed flights

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Alaska Airlines lost baggage or delayed luggage compensation


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If you Claim Alaska Airlines for lost baggage you can get a compensation of 1.414 euros + expenses.

Brief: Alaska Airlines lost baggage compensation according to the Montreal Convention
Luggage claimLimit of liabilityExpenses
Lost or damaged1.414 euros = 1.253 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Clothes, cost of the baggage, taxis

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Note: Fill the PIR: Property Irregularity Report to claim for the luggage to Alaska Airlines

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About Alaska Airlines PIR

The Alaska Airlines Property Irregularity Report (PIR) ref number is a unique code that tracks your delayed or damaged baggage. You can find 10 letters and numbers and it is demanded to claim to Alaska Airlines.

  • Ref code
  • Flight
  • Number of lost luggages
  • Date
  • Problem
  • Color and type
  • Name

Read about Alaska Airlines cancelled flights

Alaska Airlines cancellations notified more than fourteen days before date of departure:

James has received a text from Alaska Airlines telling him that his flight in 18 days is cancelled. He does not have a right to compensation under the EU Regulation but may seek a refund of his flight cost. If there isn´t proof of text from Alaska Airlines he will be entitled to a compensation too.

Alaska Airlines cancellations notified between 7 and 14 days before date of departure:

Sam has received a text from Alaska Airlines notifying him that his flight in 13 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by Alaska Airlines between 7 and 14 days before his departure and his flight departs more than two hours before the original scheduled time of departure and arrives more than 4 hours after the first scheduled arrival time.

Alaska Airlines cancelled flight notified less than 7 days before departure:

James has received a message from Alaska Airlines telling him that his flight in two days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by Alaska Airlines less than 7 days before his departure and the new flight departs more than one hour before the {original} time of departure and arrives more than two hours after the original scheduled time.

Alaska Airlines missed connecting flight due to flight delay

It is normal in a Alaska Airlines flight to have one (or more) connections, on the way.
If any one of Alaska Airlines flights are delayed, you may lose the connection.
It is Alaska Airlines responsibility to find you another flight to the final destination and you will be granted up to 600 euros compensation if your new flight arrives 3 hours later than the original Alaska Airlines flight.

Can I claim my delayed flight directly to Alaska Airlines?

First, if you want to claim directly to Alaska Airlines, you should know your chances are very small, since very often Alaska Airlines tries to justify their flight delays with extraordinary circumstances that did not really happen, such as issues with air traffic control. Consequently, it’s highly recommendable to funnel your claim through lexority.

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Time limit: How far back can I claim a flight compensation to Alaska Airlines?

Time Limit: 2 to 5 years as a general rule, contingent on the type of law that is applicable in each case.

  • Montreal Convention: 2 years
  • Eu law: two to ten years. You must read the civil code for that particular country.

Documentation to claim properly to Alaska Airlines:

Reservation

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Boarding pass

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ID or pass

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Expenses

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Some advice to claim Alaska Airlines

Keep ticket expenses to claim Alaska Airlines

Although Alaska Airlines must refund the expenses, sometimes the airline doesn´t do it. Alaska Airlines is allowed to ask for your receipts as proof before refunding you for the expenses of your flight.

Alaska Airlines delayed flights for 3 or more hours

To be entitled to a compensation, Alaska Airlines delayed flight must be higher than 3 hours.

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Overbooked Alaska Airlines flight

Overbooked Alaska Airlines flight: When Alaska Airlines sells more tickets than the possible number of people they can take.

The overbooking is legal, but you can get a compensation up to € 600.

Alaska Airlines aims to avoid empty seats due to no-shows, and this must be legally sanctioned.

Once a Alaska Airlines passenger has received a reservation or any document stating the payment has been accepted and registered, it is a “confirmed reservation”. Boarding denials happen when a passenger presents to the gate but Alaska Airlines refuses them access to the plane.

These are the passengers rights to claim Alaska Airlines

Contact us if you have any question. Here we are if you want to claim for a delayed, cancelled, overbooked flight, or lost baggage to Alaska Airlines.