United Airlines Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or baggage

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

United Airlines flight claim compensation: European law and Montreal Convention

United Airlines European Flight compensation: delayed, cancelled and overbooked flight

United Airlines EU claim compensation}

Only when any of these two circumstances occur:

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

Compensation summary under Eu law: United Airlines delay, cancellation and overbooking

review – United Airlines flight compensation according to EU Regulation
Flight (km)United Airlines CompensationClaim
– 1.500 km€ 250Claim € 250
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km€ 400Claim € 400
More than 3.500 Km€ 600Claim € 600

+

United Airlines Expenses

+

United Airlines damages

Claim United Airlines

United Airlines Example of compensation according to european law

  • Flight cancellation from Frankfurt to London: -1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
  • Flight delay from Las Palmas to Belgium: 1.500 km -3.500 km = € 400 + expenses.
  • Flight overbooking from Madrid to New York: More than 3.500 km = 600 euros + expenses.

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

United Airlines delay compensation

Only when these 2 circumstances happen at the same time:

  1. All luggage claims even if it is an european airline
  2. When it is not an european airline and the flight does not depart from Europe

Compensation table for flight delays, cancellations, or overbooking according to the Montreal Convention

United Airlines Montreal Convention Compensation
CompensationLimit of liabilityExpenses
Luggage5.708 euros = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Hotels, taxis, tours, other missed flights

Claim United Airlines flight according to the Montreal Convention

United Airlines lost baggage or delayed luggage compensation


Reclaim lost baggage United Airlines

If you want to Claim United Airlines for luggage delay you can get a compensation of € 1.414 + expenses.

Review: United 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

Claim United Airlines baggage

Note: Fill the PIR: Property Irregularity Report to claim for the baggage to United Airlines

Property irregularity report United Airlines

About United Airlines PIR

A United Airlines Property Irregularity Report (PIR) number is a unique code that tracks your delayed or damaged suitcase. It has a combination of 10 letters and numbers and it is demanded to claim to United Airlines.

  • Number of lost luggages
  • Problem
  • Ref code so that United Airlines can trace the suitcase
  • Flight code
  • Date
  • Color and type
  • Name

Read about United Airlines cancellations

United Airlines cancelled flights notified more than fourteen days before date of departure:

James has received a mail from United Airlines notifying him that his flight in 18 days is cancelled. He does not have a right to compensation under the EU 261 law but may seek a refund of his flight cost. If there isn´t proof of text from United Airlines he will be entitled to a compensation too.

United Airlines cancellations notified between seven and fourteen days before date of departure:

Sam has received a message from United Airlines notifying him that his flight in 9 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by United 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 original scheduled arrival time.

United Airlines cancelled flight notified less than seven days before departure:

Johnhas received a mail from United Airlines telling him that his flight in two days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by United 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.

United Airlines missed connecting flight due to flight delay

It is usual in a United Airlines flight to have 1 (or more) stops, on the way.
If any one of United Airlines flights are delayed, you may lose the connection.
United Airlines must find you another flight to the final destination and you will be granted up to € 600 compensation if your new flight arrives 3 hours later than the original United Airlines flight.

Can I claim my flight delay directly to United Airlines?

First of all, if you want to claim directly to United Airlines, you have to know your chances are scarce, since very often United Airlines tries to justify their delayed flights with extraordinary circumstances that did not really happen, like issues with air traffic control. Consequently, it’s highly recommendable to direct your claim through lexority.

Claim United Airlines

Deadline to claim a flight: How far back can I claim a flight compensation to United Airlines?

Deadline to claim a flight to United Airlines: 2 to 5 years as a general rule, contingent on the type of law that applies in each case.

  • Montreal Convention: 2 years
  • UE Regulation: two to ten years. You must read the civil code for each country.

Documentation to claim correctly to United Airlines:

Reservation

delayed flight claim United Airlines

Boarding pass

flight cancelled claim United Airlines

Personal ID

lost baggage claim United Airlines

Receipts

Claim overbooking United Airlines

Some Tips to claim United Airlines

Keep all United Airlines trip docummentation

keep safe the boarding pass and e-ticket United Airlines gave you. You should not throw them away. They are often very useful to claim United Airlines.

United Airlines delayed flights for 3 or more hours

United Airlines delay must be higher than 3 hours to be granted a compensation.

Claim United Airlines

United Airlines overbooking: is it legal?

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

The overbooking is legal, but you can be granted up to € 600.

United Airlines aims to avoid empty seats because of no-shows, but this must be legally sanctioned.

Once a United Airlines passenger has received a flight ticket 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 United Airlines refuses them access to the plane.

These are the passengers rights to claim United Airlines

If you have any question. Here we are if you want to claim for a flight delay, cancellation, overbooking or lost baggage to United Airlines.