{"id":13231,"date":"2026-06-04T19:46:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/compensation-british-airways\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T19:46:16","slug":"compensation-british-airways","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/compensation-british-airways\/","title":{"rendered":"British Airways compensation \u2014 delayed or cancelled flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13231\" class=\"elementor elementor-13231 elementor-13230\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bahero elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bahero\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bahc\" data-id=\"bahc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bahh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bahh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"airline-hero\"><div class=\"airline-hero-inner\"><div class=\"ah-crumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a> \/ Compensation by airline \/ British Airways<\/div><span class=\"ah-eyebrow\">British Airways compensation \u00b7 under EU 261\/2004<\/span><h1>Was your British Airways flight delayed or cancelled?<\/h1><p class=\"ah-sub\">Recover up to <strong>\u20ac600<\/strong> per passenger. Aviation lawyer team \u2014 you only pay if we recover your money, with no risk.<\/p><div class=\"ah-cta\"><a class=\"btn-hero\" href=\"\/en\/flight-claim-form\/\">Start your claim \u2192<\/a><span class=\"ah-trust\">\u2713 No risk \u00b7 \u2713 100% online \u00b7 \u2713 Free assessment<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-babody elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"babody\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-babc\" data-id=\"babc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-babh elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"babh\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"rights-content\"><div class=\"urgency-callout\">\u23f3 <strong>Don\u2019t delay<\/strong> \u2014 your right to compensation expires <strong>3 years<\/strong> after the flight date. After that, the money can no longer be recovered.<\/div><p>British Airways operates flights from Romania to its London (Heathrow) hub. After Brexit, passenger rights are protected by both EU261 and UK261 (the nearly identical British version), depending on the flight direction. You can recover up to \u20ac600 or the GBP equivalent.<\/p><h2>Are you entitled to compensation from British Airways?<\/h2><ul><li>The flight <strong>departed from an EU airport<\/strong> (or landed in the EU operated by an EU carrier).<\/li><li>You reached your destination with a <strong>delay of more than 3 hours<\/strong>, or it was cancelled less than 14 days before departure.<\/li><li>The cause is attributable to the airline \u2014 not extraordinary circumstances.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How to claim compensation from British Airways<\/h2><p>British Airways has an online claim form on its official website. For the <strong>Bucharest \u2192 London<\/strong> flight (EU departure) EU261 applies (amounts in euros); for <strong>London \u2192 Bucharest<\/strong> (UK departure) UK261 applies, with amounts in pounds (approx. \u00a3220 \/ \u00a3350 \/ \u00a3520 depending on distance).<\/p><p>BA sometimes rejects claims citing \u201cextraordinary circumstances\". We check the real reason and challenge unjustified refusals, whichever regulation applies.<\/p><h2>Common problems with British Airways claims<\/h2><ul><li><strong>EU261 vs UK261 confusion<\/strong> \u2014 depending on direction. We clarify which regulation and amount applies.<\/li><li><strong>\u201cExtraordinary circumstances\" rejections<\/strong> \u2014 we challenge.<\/li><li><strong>Post-Brexit process<\/strong> \u2014 more bureaucratic; we pursue until payment.<\/li><\/ul><h2>How much compensation you can get from British Airways<\/h2><p>The amount is fixed, set by EU 261\/2004, and depends on the flight distance:<\/p><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>Flight distance<\/th><th>Delay<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Under 1,500 km<\/td><td>over 3 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac250<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1,500 \u2013 3,500 km<\/td><td>over 3 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Over 3,500 km<\/td><td>over 4 hours<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Examples of British Airways flights from Romania<\/h2><table class=\"rights-table\"><thead><tr><th>British Airways route<\/th><th>Approx. distance<\/th><th>Compensation<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 London Heathrow (EU261)<\/td><td>~2,100 km<\/td><td>\u20ac400<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>London \u2192 Bucharest (UK261)<\/td><td>~2,100 km<\/td><td>~\u00a3350<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 London \u2192 New York (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 London \u2192 Dubai (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bucharest \u2192 London \u2192 Los Angeles (connection)<\/td><td>over 3,500 km<\/td><td>\u20ac600<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><h2>Frequently asked questions \u2014 British Airways<\/h2><h3>Does Brexit affect my right to compensation with British Airways?<\/h3><p>No \u2014 UK261 mirrors EU261. The only difference is the currency and which regulation applies, depending on the departure airport.<\/p><h3>What amount do I get on London \u2192 Bucharest?<\/h3><p>UK261 applies, with amounts in pounds (approx. \u00a3220\u2013\u00a3520 depending on distance).<\/p><h3>How do I claim from British Airways?<\/h3><p>Through the online form, or we handle it and determine which regulation applies to you.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"cta-band\"><h2>Had a problem with a British Airways flight?<\/h2><p>Fill in your flight details in 2 minutes. We check for free, and you only pay if we recover your money.<\/p><a class=\"btn-cta\" href=\"\/en\/flight-claim-form\/\">Start your claim<\/a><\/div><div class=\"why-despago\"><h2>Why Despago and not an international platform?<\/h2><div class=\"why-grid\"><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>A Romanian lawyer team<\/h3><p>Aviation lawyers \u2014 not an international call-center.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>Personal attention<\/h3><p>We handle every case individually, not automated mass processing.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"why-card\"><h3>No risk, we handle it all<\/h3><p>From notifying the airline to court \u2014 you only pay if we recover.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13231","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13231"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13231\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/despago.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}