Don't wait until your flight has been canceled to start planning for the possibility that it will be; with patience and time, you'll eventually get where you're going. Airlines often can predict when they'll have to cancel flights because of snow, unlike mechanical breakdowns, and in such cases, you may be able to deal with your cancellation without leaving home.
If a storm is coming, some airlines will allow you to reschedule your flight for a later date without paying the usual flight-change fees. In the 24 hours before your flight is scheduled to depart, there should be information on the airline's website that explains how to change your flight online or by calling customer service. The snow will still strand you, but you won't be out any money or stuck at the airport.
If you're in the airport and the snow is expected to clear up soon, the airline may be able to book you onto a later flight. Its later flights may be sold out, however, as your fellow passengers will also be scrambling for seats, so be proactive by calling the airline's customer service number on your cell phone while waiting in line at the customer service desk in the terminal -- you never know which method will connect you to help faster.
If the airline doesn't have seats available on a later flight, or isn't booking anyone onto flights, another airline may have a seat for you. Many airlines have a policy that if they can't accommodate you, they will get you a seat on a competitor's flight without charge. As snow is unpredictable, and cleaning off the runways and planes take time, you may have to wait several hours to days before you can get a flight out on any airline.
However, there are exceptions to this rule, under which the airline may be held liable for damages caused by cancellations or delays. In order for the European Regulation to apply, the flight must have taken off from a European airport, or must have been operated by a European airline and landed in the European Union.
These conditions apply regardless of the ticket price, and also apply to those travelling on business or on package holidays.
Your claims are valid up to 6 years retrospectively. Passengers are not entitled to compensation due to adverse weather conditions if any of the following events occur:.
For flights delayed by more than 3 hours, cancellations or denied boarding? The European Regulation allocates different amounts of compensation depending on the distance of the flight:. If this is the case then of course it makes sense for the airlines to postpone flights until a suitable time arises. But, the airlines have been known to use bad weather as an excuse for what was actually an avoidable delay or cancellation.
However, it is difficult for passengers to prove that the aircraft was actually capable of taking off. Flightright has databases to check both the weather and flight information, so we can easily determine which aircraft were able to take off or not. This is a valuable asset to support your claim. Another pretext commonly invoked by airlines is the absence of de-icing fluid in an aircraft. Airlines can be held liable for the non-defrosting of their aircraft if the delay due to bad weather is related to a lack of de-icing fluid.
Flightright accompanies you by taking the necessary steps to claim the compensation that may correspond to you. Within 2 minutes, we will tell you whether or not you can claim compensation. Does the compensation benefit calculator confirm that you are eligible for compensation? Just one click is enough to give us your authorization and save you the time-consuming and time-consuming procedures with the airline.
With Flightright, you can count on a committed ally who specializes in air passenger rights. Our international network of experts has already managed to recover more than million euros in compensation for our clients. These become available depending on the distance of your flight.
Here is a table which explains what will become available, and when the departure is:. We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info. Christmas is one of the busiest times of the year for travel , with droves of people across the world jetting off to visit family and friends, or head on a festive holiday.
However, winter is also one of the most common times for adverse weather conditions - in particular, snow. While modern aircraft are built to withstand many intense weather conditions, often they simply can not take off when the snow falls.
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