US Airways Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or baggage

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

US Airways flight claim compensation: European law and Montreal Convention

US Airways European compensation: delayed, cancelled and overbooked flight

US Airways EU 261 Law compensation}

Only applicable when any of these 2 circumstances happen:

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

Compensation brief under EU 261 Law: US Airways delayed, cancelled and overbooked fligh

Summary – US Airways flight compensation according to EU 261/2004 Regulation
Flight (km)US Airways CompensationClaim
– 1.500 km€ 250Claim € 250
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km€ 400Claim € 400
+ 3.500 Km€ 600Claim € 600

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US Airways Expenses

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US Airways Example of compensation according to european law

  • Flight delay from Milan to Brussels: -1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
  • Flight delay from Las Palmas to Florence: Between 1.500 km and 3.500 km = € 400 + expenses.
  • Flight overbooking from Madrid to : 3.500 km + = 600 euros + expenses.

US Airways Compensations under Montreal Convention for delays, cancellations, overbooked flights and baggage

US Airways delay compensation

Only when these 2 circumstances happen 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 does not depart from Europe

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

Montreal Convention brief: US Airways compensation
CompensationLimit of liabilityExpenses
Luggage5.708 euros = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights)Other flighs, rents, tours, other missed flights

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US Airways lost baggage or delayed luggage compensation


US Airways lost baggage claims

If you want to Claim US Airways for baggage delay you can get a compensation of € 1.414 + expenses.

Table: US Airways 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 in the PIR to claim for the luggage to US Airways: Property Irregularity Report

Pir US Airways

What is US Airways PIR?

The US Airways Property Irregularity Report (PIR) reference is a unique code that tracks your delayed or damaged baggage. It has a combination of 10 letters and numbers and it is necessary to claim to US Airways.

  • Reference code
  • Flight code
  • Number of lost baggages
  • Date
  • Type of disruption
  • Color and type
  • Name

What you should know about US Airways cancelled flights

US Airways cancellations notified more than fourteen days before date of departure:

John has received a message from US Airways notifying him that his flight in 20 days is cancelled. He does not have a right to compensation under the Eu law but may seek a refund of his flight cost. If there isn´t proof of message from US Airways he will be granted a compensation too.

US Airways cancelled flight notified between seven and fourteen days before date of departure:

Mario has received a message from US Airways notifying him that his flight in 10 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by US Airways between 7 and 14 days before his departure and his flight departs more than 2 hours before the original scheduled time of departure and arrives more than 4 hours after the original scheduled arrival time.

US Airways cancelled flight notified less than seven days before departure:

Sam has received a message from US Airways telling him that his flight in 2 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by US Airways less than seven 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.

US Airways “no show” booking clauses

“No show” is ilegal. You can claim a compensation if you are being denied from boarding.

Can I claim my flight delay directly to US Airways?

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

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How far back can you go with claiming flight delay compensation to US Airways

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

  • Montreal Convention: 2 years
  • Eu law: 2 to 10 years. You must read the civil code for each country.

Documents to claim successfully to US Airways:

Flight

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Boarding pass

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Identification

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Tickets

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Do not accept any offer from US Airways

Don´t accept any offer from US Airways that doesn’t match what the Regulations dictates. Refer to the sections above to check how much money you are legally entitled to.

US Airways flight delays: 3 or more hours

US Airways delay must be higher than 3 hours to be entitled to a compensation.

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Overbooking at US Airways flight

Overbooked US Airways flight: When US Airways sells more tickets than the possible number of people they can accommodate.

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

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

When the US Airways 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 US Airways refuses them access to the plane.

How do I calculate the distance between airports to claim a compensation to US Airways?

US Airways calculate km flight
In the first place, keep in mind that which is measured is the US Airways origin and the final destination of the reservation. Therefore, in case we have a stop, you don´t have count it. The orthodromic distance (the shortest distance between two places by plane) between origin and final destination has to be measured.

In this webpage: https://www.distancesfrom.com/ you can exactly calculate the kilometers from airport to airport.