Flight delays

If your travel plans have been disrupted by the recent catastrophic fire near Heathrow Airport, here's what you need to know about your flight delay, cancellation and compensation rights.

If your flight was delayed or cancelled in the past six years due to pilot or crew sickness, you're now much more likely to be able to claim compensation of up to £520 per person. This comes after a major court ruling opened the door for potentially 100,000s of complaints – including some that have previously been rejected. Here's what you need to know.

If your Wizz Air flight has been delayed or cancelled in the past six years AND the airline refused to refund you for additional costs incurred, such as replacement flights, you could now get your money back, as the airline's been forced to review previously rejected claims – but you may need to resubmit your complaint.

Thousands of passengers have been left stranded as flights due to fly to and from the UK have been cancelled or delayed as a result of a technical glitch with the UK's air traffic control system. If you've been affected by the chaos, we've got everything you need to know about your travel and refund rights.

British Airways, Easyjet, Ryanair, Tui and Wizz Air have collectively cancelled hundreds of flights at short notice over the past few months. If your flight is cancelled, you're due an alternative or a full refund. If it's within 14 days of departure, you could be owed £100s in compensation on top.

Airline passengers on domestic flights within the UK could be compensated if their trip is delayed by just one hour under sweeping new proposals put forward by the Government. The plans also include strengthening consumers' rights to complain when the airline won't help in the first instance. 

Airlines don't have to compensate travellers whose flights are delayed by "unruly behaviour" by other passengers, according to a new ruling from a European court on a case which involved a passenger biting and assaulting others on board. 

Some British Airways passengers travelling from Heathrow Airport were forced to queue for hours today due to a fault with the baggage system, with some arriving at their destinations without their luggage –here's what to do if you're affected.

Flybe has cancelled dozens of flights to and from UK airports today, blaming factors such as pilot shortages.

The aviation regulator is taking enforcement action against Ryanair, after the budget airline refused to compensate passengers hit by strike-related disruption.