Extraordinary Circumstances Full List 2026
A list helps, but it is not enough. The airline still needs to show the event affected your flight and could not reasonably have been avoided.
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Editorial profile
FlyClaimer Editorial Team
The FlyClaimer Editorial Team creates practical passenger-rights guides using public regulations, official airline and airport information, regulator guidance, and editorial review. The team focuses on clear, cautious explanations that help travellers understand possible next steps without promising a claim outcome.
Role
Passenger Rights Editorial Team
Editorial standards
Expertise
- EC261 and UK261 passenger-rights guidance
- EU261 passenger-rights guidance
- ECAA and Western Balkans route coverage
- Flight compensation
- Flight delay, cancellation, denied boarding, and missed connection claims
- Baggage disruption under the Montreal Convention
- Airline evidence, escalation, and claim-document preparation
Recent articles
40 articles
Spirit Airlines Shutdown 2026
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US DOT Automatic Refund Rules 2026: Cash, Delays and Flight Changes
Check when a cancelled or significantly changed US flight triggers an automatic cash refund, the refund deadline, and the narrow July 2026 flight-number exception.
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EU Cabin Bag Rules Approved in 2026: What Is Free and When They Start
EU lawmakers approved stronger cabin-bag price transparency and other passenger protections in 2026, but the new framework has a delayed application date.
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Jet Fuel Shortage 2026: Flight Cuts, Surcharges & Your Rights
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Belgium Train Strikes 2026: Two Weeks Per Month From May
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Missed Flight After EES Border Queues? Compensation and Rebooking Rights
EES is fully operational across participating European external borders. A queue alone does not automatically create airline compensation, but evidence and itinerary type matter.
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Lufthansa CityLine Shutdown 2026: Compensation, Rebooking and Refund Rights
Lufthansa CityLine stopped flying in April 2026. Learn when refunds, rebooking and EU261 compensation may apply to cancelled regional flights.
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Eurowings Strike Compensation 2026: Cancelled Flights and EU261 Rights
Eurowings strike compensation depends on whether the disruption was caused by airline staff, external airport/ATC action, route coverage, arrival delay and evidence.
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Easter 2026 Flight Chaos: 1,600+ Delays Across Europe — Check Your Compensation
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Spain ATC Strike April 2026: 14 Airports Hit — Are You Owed Compensation?
Learn which refund, rerouting, care and possible compensation rights apply when a Spain ATC strike disrupts your flight.
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Lufthansa Strike Compensation 2026: Cancelled Flights, Rebooking and EUR600 Rights
Lufthansa strike claims turn on who was striking, what care or rerouting was offered, and whether your delay or cancellation meets EU261 conditions.
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