Work Out What a Delayed or Cancelled Flight Is Actually Worth — Free
A delay or a cancellation usually arrives with a voucher offer and a vague mention of compensation. The statutory entitlement, if it applies, is a fixed amount per passenger, and comparing it with the offer takes two minutes once both numbers are on one board.
The proof surface
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Why the flat version breaks
A complaints process runs on numbers: the amount claimed per passenger, the number of passengers and the difference between the offer and the entitlement. A board with those three on it produces a claim letter that is short, specific and hard to answer vaguely.
How to use the flight entitlement board in four passes
Rules set different fixed amounts by distance and by how late you arrived, and the figures change over time. Enter the amount that applies to your flight and note where you read it.
A travel voucher is not cash. If the offer is a credit, enter its face value and note the restriction — the board compares figures, and the difference in form is worth stating in the claim.
Entitlements are usually per passenger, so a family of four is four claims. This is the single most common arithmetic error in a compensation claim.
State the flight, the date, the amount per passenger, the number of passengers and the rule you are relying on. Ask for a written decision rather than continuing with the offer on the phone.
SAMPLE DATA, NOT A VERIFIED CLAIM: the starter record compares a 250-per-passenger entitlement with a 30 voucher across two passengers on a six-hour delay. Replace these values with your own source before you rely on anything.
What breaks first
Accepting a voucher as the whole answer
A voucher with an expiry date and a restriction is worth less than the entitlement and does not settle a statutory claim in most schemes. Compare the figures before accepting anything.
Claiming per booking instead of per passenger
A claim for one passenger on a four-passenger booking gives away three quarters of the value. Check the booking and count everyone who was disrupted.
Arguing about fairness instead of the rule
Airlines answer claims that cite a rule and a figure, and they answer vague complaints with goodwill vouchers. Quote the rule, the flight and the amount.
What you pay otherwise
| The usual route | What it leaves out | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Accepting the first offer | The difference between a restricted voucher and the entitlement, on every passenger | the full claim value |
| A claims agency | Percentage commission for submitting a form you can complete online | 20–35% of the payout |
| Missing the claim window | A claim that cannot be brought because the time limit passed while it was being considered | the entitlement |
| This page + the free flight entitlement board | Computed in your tab, result on screen before you type anything | $0 |
Try the free flight entitlement board right here
Load the starter claim and change the passengers to 4 to see the claim figure quadruple.
FIRST-LOAD · sample record filed
Take it into the free flight entitlement board
The companion app runs the same logic with a numbered intake, three starter records, a stateful share link, the one-time printable layer, and the local history shelf.
Open the free flight entitlement board →Keep the work if you will use it again
The full board: the entitlement, the offer, the difference and the claim figure with every passenger counted, unlimited re-runs.
The on-screen result is free and complete. The one-time layer adds a tangible file you keep and the saved history that comes with it.
Boundary: This compares figures you enter; it is not legal advice and it does not decide whether compensation is owed. Entitlement schemes, amounts, time limits and the extraordinary-circumstances defence differ by jurisdiction and by airline — check the current rule and your eligibility with the operating carrier and, if a claim is refused, with the national enforcement body or a qualified adviser.