Easyjet Compensation: Claim flight delay, cancellation or lost baggage. Get up to 600 euros refund for a delayed or cancelled flight and 1.414 euros for lost luggage.
Easyjet flight compensation: Eu law and Montreal Convention
Easyjet European Flight compensation: delay, cancellation and overbooking
Only when any of these 2 circumstances occur:
- if it is an european airline or…
- When the flight takes off from europe
Compensation outline under EU 261 Law: Easyjet delay, cancellation and overbooking
Flight Distance (Km) | Easyjet Compensation | Claim |
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– 1.500 km | € 250 | Claim € 250 |
1.500 Km – 3.500 Km | € 400 | Claim € 400 |
+ 3.500 Km | € 600 | Claim € 600 |
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Easyjet Expenses
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Easyjet damages
Easyjet Example of compensation according to european law
- Flight cancellation from Paris to Florence: Less than 1.500 km = 250 euros + expenses.
- Flight overbooking from Tenrife to Bilbao: 1.500 km -3.500 km = € 400 + expenses.
- Flight overbooking from Brussels to Tokyo: More than 3.500 km = € 600 + expenses.
Easyjet Compensations under Montreal Convention for delays, cancellations, overbooked flights and baggage
Suitable when these 2 circumstances happen simultaneously:
- All luggage claims even if the airline is european
- 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
Compensation | Limit of liability | Expenses |
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Baggage | € 5.708 = 4.694 SDR (Special Drawing Rights) | Other flighs, rents, tours, other missed flights |
Claim Easyjet flight according to the Montreal Convention
Easyjet lost baggage or delayed luggage compensation
If you Claim Easyjet for baggage delay you can get a compensation of 1.414 euros + expenses.
Luggage claim | Limit of liability | Expenses |
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Lost or damaged | € 1.414 = 1.253 SDR (Special Drawing Rights) | Clothes, cost of the baggage, taxis |
Read: Fill the PIR: Property Irregularity Report to claim for the luggage to Easyjet
What is Easyjet Property Irregularity Report?
The Easyjet Property Irregularity Report (PIR) number is a unique code that tracks your delayed or damaged baggage. It has a combination of 10 letters and numbers and it is required to claim to Easyjet.
- Ref code
- Flight code
- Number of lost suitcase
- Date
- Issue
- Colour and type
- Name
What you should know about Easyjet cancelled flights
Easyjet cancelled flights notified more than fourteen days before date of departure:
Julian has received a text from Easyjet notifying him that his flight in 30 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 is not proof of message from Easyjet he will be entitled to a compensation too.
Easyjet cancellations notified between seven and fourteen days before date of departure:
Sam has received a message from Easyjet telling him that his flight in 12 days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by Easyjet 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 four hours after the first scheduled arrival time.
Easyjet cancelled flight notified less than seven days before departure:
Norman has received a message from Easyjet notifying him that his flight in two days is cancelled. He has a right to compensation as his flight was cancelled by Easyjet 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.
Easyjet “no show” : is it legal?
“No show” is ilegal. Your are entitled to claim a compensation for the denied boarding.
Can I claim my flight delay directly to Easyjet?
First, if you want to claim directly to Easyjet, you have to know your chances are very small, since very often Easyjet tries to justify their delayed flights with extraordinary circumstances that did not really happen, like issues with air traffic control. Consequently, it is highly recommendable to funnel your claim through lexority.
How far back can you go with claiming flight delay compensation to Easyjet
Time Limit: 2 to 5 years as a general rule, contingent on the type of law that is applicable in that particular case.
- Montreal Convention: two years
- Regulation 261/2004 of the EU: 2 to 10 years. You must read the civil code for each country.
Documents to claim correctly to Easyjet:
Flight
Boarding pass
Personal ID
Receipts
Guidance to claim Easyjet
Keep all Easyjet trip documents
keep safe your boarding pass and e-ticket Easyjet gave you. You don’t want to get rid of them. They are often very useful to claim Easyjet.
Easyjet flight delays: 3 or more hours
To be entitled to a compensation, Easyjet delayed flight must be higher than 3 hours.
Easyjet overbooking: is it legal?
Easyjet Overbooking: When Easyjet sells more tickets than the possible number of passengers they can take.
The overbooking is legal, but you are entitled to a compensation up to € 600.
Easyjet aims to avoid empty seats due to no-shows, but this must be legally sanctioned.
When the Easyjet 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 Easyjet refuses them access to the plane.
How do I know how long the Easyjet flight delay has been?
- Have a Lexority lawyer to tell you how long the Easyjet flight delay was without a doubt. Take in to account that the following sites are not always accurate and need a payment record.
- You can use the web http://www.flightstats.com/ where if you register you can see the Easyjet status of all flights including those of years ago.
- Another way is entering to https://www.flightradar24.com/ where you can see the last seven days Easyjet flight delays without registering. After registration you can also see delayed flights from up to two years ago.
Note: When the Easyjet delay is very close to three hours, Flightradar24 is not 100% reliable, since it shows the time of landing, but not the exit from the plane, which is what the law imposes has to be taken in consideration.