Travel

Yes, if your flight was cancelled by the airline and you were not offered re-routing within specific time limits, you are legally entitled to a full cash refund — not just vouchers — under UK law.

No, weather is not always 'extraordinary circumstances' — only severe, unexpected, and outside the airline’s control. Routine or forecastable weather (e.g., light snow, fog) usually does not qualify.

If your connecting flight was missed due to a delay on the first leg and both flights were booked together on a single ticket, you’re likely entitled to compensation and assistance under EU Regulation 261/2004 (still retained in UK law post-Brexit).

No, if you booked flights separately (not as a single booking), UK law generally does not require airlines to compensate or assist you for missing the second flight due to a delay on the first.

Yes, you are likely protected if your holiday was an ATOL-protected package or flight-plus arrangement, meaning you’re entitled to a refund or repatriation.

You have the right to claim compensation or a price reduction if your package holiday hotel was significantly different from what was described, under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.

Yes, you can cancel and get a full refund if the package holiday organiser makes a significant change to key elements like price, destination, or duration — unless they offer a suitable alternative.

Yes, you may be able to claim against the holiday organiser if your accommodation was unsafe, especially if they sold you a package holiday covered by the Package Travel Regulations.

A package holiday provider can charge a reasonable cancellation fee, but only if it's clearly stated in your contract and reflects their actual losses — not a penalty. You’re entitled to a full refund if they cancel.

If you're too ill to travel, your rights depend on whether you booked a package holiday and whether you have travel insurance. You may be entitled to a full refund or credit, but not automatic cash refunds for non-package bookings.

If your airline went bankrupt before your flight, you may be able to claim a refund through ATOL protection (if booked with a UK travel company), your credit or debit card provider, or the airline’s insolvency administrator — but only if you booked directly with an ATOL-protected firm or paid by card.

If you were denied boarding due to overbooking on a flight departing from or arriving in the UK, you may be entitled to fixed compensation of £220–£580 depending on flight distance, plus care (meals, refreshments, accommodation and communications) and reimbursement or re-routing.

If your luggage is lost on a UK flight, you may claim compensation under the Montreal Convention (which applies in the UK), not the Civil Aviation Act 1982 — that Act does not set baggage compensation rules.

Yes, you may be entitled to compensation for a significantly delayed train in the UK under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which requires services to be provided with reasonable care and skill.

Yes, you may be owed compensation if your flight was delayed by 3 hours or more on arrival and the airline rerouted you without your consent — provided the flight departed from or arrived in the UK and the delay wasn’t caused by extraordinary circumstances.

You generally have six years from the date of the flight to make a flight compensation claim in the UK, but for claims under EU Regulation 261/2004 (still applicable to flights departing from the UK until at least 2025), the limitation period is usually six years — unless your airline or court rules apply a shorter domestic time limit.

Yes, the package holiday organiser is usually liable for injuries caused by failures in services they sold as part of the package, under the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018.

You can only appeal a UK visa refusal if the law gives you a right of appeal — most visitor, study, and family visa refusals made outside the UK do not carry this right.

Yes, you can be deported from the UK without a court hearing if the Home Secretary issues a deportation order under section 5 of the Immigration Act 1971 — no court involvement is required.

No, it is generally unlawful to deny boarding to a disabled person without justification under UK equality law.

The EHIC/GHIC only covers necessary state-provided healthcare in EU countries and some others — it does not cover private treatment, repatriation, or all costs. You should check your travel insurance, contact your UK GP or NHS for advice, and consider making a claim if care was wrongly denied.