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The Rules in Brief
- Flights covered (UK261): flights leaving a UK airport on any airline, flights arriving in the UK on an EU or UK airline, and flights arriving in the EU on a UK airline.
- Amounts, per passenger: £220 for flights up to 1,500 km, £350 for 1,500 to 3,500 km, and for flights over 3,500 km £260 if you arrive 3 to 4 hours late or £520 if you arrive 4 hours or more late.
- Delays: you normally need to arrive more than three hours late. Cancellations: normally less than 14 days’ notice. Denied boarding: if you checked in on time and were bumped against your will.
- Extraordinary circumstances: the airline does not have to pay if the cause was outside its control, for example unsafe weather, strikes by airport, air traffic control or border staff, security risks or political unrest. The CAA says technical problems are not extraordinary circumstances.
Every case turns on its facts and rules can change. Sources: CAA: delays, CAA: cancellations, CAA: denied boarding and CAA: am I entitled to compensation. Rules last checked 7 October 2026.
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