Just been compensated 1800euros for flight delay.

few forms ? it took 18months and court representation.

Well they didn't take it to the high court did they, they'll have submitted as part of small claims. Saying 'court representation' makes it sound scarier and more difficult than it was.

Either way it wasn't free, it cost you 750 Euro.
 
[TW]Fox;28971716 said:
Well they didn't take it to the high court did they, they'll have submitted as part of small claims. Saying 'court representation' makes it sound scarier and more difficult than it was.

Either way it wasn't free, it cost you 750 Euro.

It went to trial. Not sure about you, but i do not have the resources to fight a trial single handily from 3,000 miles away.

http://www.flygadvokaten.com/en/norwegian-faces-claims-over-dreamliners/
 
I can see this causing fares to go up because everyone is claiming. Don't agree.

You might be right.

I suppose it depends on the reason for making a claim. If the delay is caused by airline incompetence etc, then fair enough. If a flight is delayed because of something like weather or problems with air traffic control, then I would find it morally very hard to demand money from them. We should all know the risks of unforeseen events taking place that aren't necessarily somebody's fault. Anyway, that's what insurance is for.

I suppose that's just the culture we live in these days though.
 
If a flight is delayed because of something like weather or problems with air traffic control, then I would find it morally very hard to demand money from them.

Neither of these events would qualify for compensation under EU261 so I'm not sure what your point is.
 
Would have been 'free' had they not won.

So had nothing to lose.

You were entitled to it (And would have got it yourself anyway following clarification of the law with the test case involving Jet2) so there was no 'not have won' about it.

You therefore had 750 euro to lose and lost 750 euro as a result. If you think it was worth spending then that's great but it's completely false and misleading to refer to it as 'free'. It wasn't free, you engaged the services of a legal firm for which you were charged 750 euro. That is about as not free as you can get.
 
[TW]Fox;28975673 said:
You therefore had 750 euro to lose and lost 750 euro as a result. If you think it was worth spending then that's great but it's completely false and misleading to refer to it as 'free'. It wasn't free, you engaged the services of a legal firm for which you were charged 750 euro. That is about as not free as you can get.

You're exactly right. I'm selling my house at the moment and if it goes through then I'll have to hand a few thousand over to the estate agent. If it doesn't go through then they don't get anything. By the OP's logic my estate agency is giving me a free service too even if I sell and have to pay them thousands?
 
Does anyone care? So it wasn't "free", big deal - he got money back, he did well...this place sometimes!
We all got our flights refunded from Ryanair for a 2 hour delay in 2013 - was easy, just emailed and all good!
 
Does anyone care? So it wasn't "free", big deal - he got money back, he did well...this place sometimes!
I don't see the problem in someone correcting something that is far removed from reality, what's the problem with that? If it means other people read the thread and get 750 euros more by putting in a small effort then it's cool beans surely? I'm sure if in a PPI thread had someone said they got a free PPI company to claim for them who actually took 50% everyone would be screaming for others to claim themselves. Isn't this the kind of thing a forum is for? :confused:
 
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