Overbooked Flight Compensation

Imagine a scenario where you are on an overbooked flight and the gate attendant asks you to take another flight. It's really a wired moment, isn't it? In such conditions, airlines offer travel voucher and if you are not in a hurry, then you can take it without any difficulty. Most of the passengers think that they are getting a good deal in the form of a travel voucher. But why not get a later flight and obtain a high amount of dollars when traveling on other flight because airlines provide compensation for an overbooked flight.

Who is eligible for overbooking compensation?

As per the EC 261, you can simply claim for $700 cash compensation if your flight:

• Your flight took off or landed in the EU.
• You were not denied boarding for any kind of reason which was under your control such as you didn't have the proper documentation, you reached up too late at the departure gate, etc.
• You did not surrender your seat in exchange for any kind of voucher or benefit offered by the airlines.
• You confronted such kind of problems on a flight which is operated no more than 3 years.

Compensation for denied boarding in Europe

If you are eligible for compensation, then the amount of compensation will be dependent on two factors which are given below:

• Travel distance.
• Your flight is must within EU.

With the help of a chart, you can better understand the compensation details.

You will get the compensation if the airlines notify you about the cancelation within 14 days before the scheduled departure. EC 261 has prescribed the reliable amounts that passengers get on flight compensation that can be varied up to $700 per passenger.

The amount of compensation depends on multiple factors such as:

• Travel distance.
• Availability of your flights within the EU.
• The distance of delay.

You can better understand it with the help of this chart:

Distance	Compensation
All flights 1,500 km or less	€250
Internal EU flights over 1,500 km	€400
Non-internal EU flights between 1,500 km - 3,500 km	€400
Non-internal EU flights over 3,500 km	€600

How much compensation you will get for overbooking under US regulations?

The compensation will be depended on multiple factors but there are mainly two kinds of factor can help to get compensation which is given below:

• The difference in scheduled arrival time = your original journey
• Your flight must be the US flight whether it's domestic or international.

You can better understand the compensation process through this chart:

Length of delay	0-1 hours	1-2 hours	2-4 hours	4+ hours
Domestic	$-	200% of one-way fare to your preferred destination and not exceed to $675	200% of one-way fare to your preferred destination and not exceed to $1350	400% of one-way fare to your preferred destination and not exceed $1350
International	$-	200% of one-way fare to your preferred destination and not exceed to $675	200% of one-way fare to your preferred destination and not exceed to $1350	400% of one-way fare to your preferred destination and not exceed $1350

How to claim compensation with ClaimsXpert?

In this busy life, there are many passengers who don't have enough time to file compensation for overbooking and if you are one among those, then you can get help from the ClaimsXpert where we will help you to claim the compensation for your overbooking flight. We will submit a claim under the EC 261 on your behalf and build a case for compensation.

We help you in below ways:

• Before beginning your claim process, you need to provide some basic details about your booking such as booking number, name, email address, etc.
• We work after getting your approval of accessing information.
• We use highly secure system while working on your queries.
• We charge a minimum fee once you successfully get the confirmation of compensation.