Offer of flight delay compensation...accept or fight?

[Hard-Drive]

So eventually after well over a year I've been offered a compensation claim following a massive delay on a flight. The claim was handled exceptionally badly (ignored emails, calls never returned etc) by the tour operator/airline in question.

I've now been offered an amount "based on the distance of the flight in accordance with Article 7 EC Regulation 261/2004".

Should I accept this or is there more if I did my heels in? TBH I just want to get this over with now!

Any expert advice?

[Simond S]

I don't think any airline will pay more than the legal minimum. I have three claims outstanding with monarch that I intend chasing soon. This weeks ruling will certainly help claimants to get what is rightfully theirs.

[Grumfutock]

The should make this apply to the RAF. If they did the MOD would go bust

[ViperDave]

Unless you can show losses that they are liable for (ie taxi fares from an alternate airport to/from the original), if the airline has been fighting you for a year to pay the legal minimum you have no chance of more.

[Matt Harper]

But your post here does not suggest you 'just want to get it over with' - the opposite in fact. If you wanted to get it over with, you'd accept that st happens from time to time, rather than chase after 'compensatory entitlement' because you got stuck somewhere. Wouldn't it be easier to accept their offer and live with the fact that things don't always go exactly to plan?

[anonymous-user]

These crazy delay compensation amounts are rediculously large and massively punitive to airlines when you consider the number of claimants on each flight.

If you have a claim I'd get it sorted asap, because there's no way airlines can keep going in this environment.

Things go wrong and operators simply can't afford to have enough aircraft and crews all ready at a moments notice to reduce the delay below the set payment times.

[Driver101]

If you want it over with, accept the offer especially if it is within guidelines.

If they weren't happy to even offer that for a year, what the point or chance of fighting for more?

How much of a delay are we talking?

[Amateurish]

How long was the delay, and how much have they offered?