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About all things concerning aviation
Every week we illustrate various subjects regarding our service, passenger rights and commercial aviation. We also provide you with tips & tricks regarding air travel.
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18-03-2013
When am I entitled to financial compensation?
We get a lot of questions about European legislation on passenger rights (EC Regulation 261/2004). Stranded passengers often do not receive any information about passenger rights from the airline and have no idea if they are entitled to financial compensation or not. Therefore, there are a few basic rules that I would like to explain to you. -
13-03-2013
EC Regulation 261/2004: nothing changes yet
Siim Kallas, Vice-President of the European Commission shortly explained in a press conference the plans for a new EC Regulation for passenger rights. -
06-03-2013
English airlines better themselves!
Spring is in the air! We therefore decided it was time to analyze the punctuality of flights at London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester Airport during the winter season. We are comparing the winter of 2011/2012 with the winter season of 2012/2013. -
25-02-2013
Snow causes flight disruptions Frankfurt
Due to heavy snowfall, more than a hundred flights are cancelled at Frankfurt Airport. It concerns mostly flights within Europe. There are also severe delays due to the bad weather conditions. -
22-02-2013
Congratulations Camiel Eurlings!
On behalf of the EUclaim team I would like to congratulate our former minister responsible for air traffic with his new position as CEO of Dutch airline KLM. -
15-02-2013
Pilot cursed by Voodoo?
A First Officer of German airline Condor lost his mind in a very exceptional way. He must have been under the spell of evil spirits. -
05-02-2013
Latest news regarding Dreamliner crisis
All Boeing 797 Dreamliner airplanes were grounded last month because of a number of technical problems and even caused All Nippon Airways to make an emergency landing. -
04-02-2013
Analysis delays and cancellations in January 2012 and 2013
EUclaim analyzed all delayed and cancelled flights in January 2012 and January 2013 for airports London Heathrow, London Gatwick and Manchester. -
15-01-2013
Boeing 787 Dreamliner is not flying successfully yet
The new 787 Dreamliner by Boeing has appeared in the news many times the last few weeks. The incidents with airlines JAL, Lot and United Airlines concerning these airplanes are all due to technical problems, mostly fuel leaks.
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12-12-2012
Easyjet cannot prove extraordinary circumstances
On 7 December the Dutch Court in Rotterdam made a judgment in a case against Easyjet. It concerns a flight from Amsterdam to Liverpool on 30 January 2010 with flight number U2 7006.
