{"id":3596,"date":"2025-01-16T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T08:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/overbooked-flight\/"},"modified":"2025-01-21T15:10:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T13:10:36","slug":"overbooked-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/en\/overbooked-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Overbooked flight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you have presented yourself at check-in on time with a valid reservation and the required travel documentation and are denied boarding due to overbooking or operational reasons and do not wish to voluntarily give up your seat, you have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"ic-radio-list\">\n<li><em><strong>The right to compensation\u00b9<\/strong><\/em><\/li>\n<li>The right to choose between <strong>refund, rebooking or rebooking at a later date<\/strong>\u00b2 and<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>The right to<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>assistance<\/strong><\/em>\u00b3 din partea companiei aeriene<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em><strong>The right to compensation\u00b9<\/strong><\/em><\/summary>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compensation \u2013 denied boarding due to overbooking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Amount in EURO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Distance<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>250 \u20ac<\/td><td>Up to 1,500 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>400 \u20ac<\/td><td>Over 1,500 km within the EU and all other flights between 1,500 and 3,500 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>600 \u20ac<\/td><td>Over 3,500 km<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you are denied boarding, you are always entitled to compensation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Connecting flight \u2013 one booking, one check-in<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>You are entitled to compensation if you are denied boarding because the airline considers you to have arrived too late to board (because the first flight was delayed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the airline offered you the option of <strong>rerouting<\/strong> and you arrive at your final destination late, <strong>the compensation may be reduced by 50%<\/strong>, as shown in the table below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Compensation in case of flight rerouting<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Amount in EURO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Flight distance<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Delay at final destination<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>125 \u20ac<\/td><td>Up to 1,500 km<\/td><td>At most 2 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>200 \u20ac<\/td><td>Over 1,500 km within the EU and all other flights between 1,500 and 3,500 km<\/td><td>At most 3 hours<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>300 \u20ac<\/td><td>Over 3,500 km<\/td><td>At most 4 hours<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/formular-de-despagubire\/\">Demand your rights!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>The right to choose between <strong>refund, rebooking or another booking at a later date\u00b2<\/strong><\/summary>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Denied boarding due to overbooking \u2013 refund, rerouting, finding an alternative flight<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline must offer you the <strong>option of choosing one of the following options<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>reimbursement of the ticket price and, if you have a connecting flight, a return flight, at the first opportunity, to the airport of departure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>redirection to the final destination at the first opportunity <strong>or<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rerouting to a later date agreed upon by you, under comparable transport conditions and subject to available seats<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>From the moment <strong>you opt for one of these options, you no longer have any rights in relation to the other two<\/strong>. However, the airline may offer you <strong><em>compensation<\/em>\u00b9<\/strong> depending on the flight distance and the delay recorded in relation to the originally scheduled arrival time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If<strong> the airline fails to fulfil its obligation<\/strong> to offer you re-routing or a return flight to the place from which you departed, at the first opportunity and under comparable transport conditions, <strong>it must reimburse you for the cost of the ticket<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the airline <strong>does not give you the choice<\/strong> between refund and re-routing, but unilaterally decides to refund the price of your original ticket, you are entitled to <strong>an additional refund<\/strong> of the price difference between the new and original ticket (under comparable transport conditions).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the outbound flight and the return flight were booked separately and are operated by different companies, and <strong>the outbound flight is cancelled<\/strong>, you are <strong>entitled to a refund<\/strong> <strong>only for the cancelled flight<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if the two flights are operated by different companies, but are included in the same reservation, if the outbound flight is canceled you have the following rights:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>the right to compensation\u00b9 <\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>the possibility of choosing between a full refund of the ticket price (round trip) and rerouting to the outbound flight<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/formular-de-despagubire\/\">Demand your rights!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary><em><strong>The right to<\/strong><\/em> <em><strong>assistance<\/strong><\/em>\u00b3<\/summary>\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Assistance in case of denied boarding due to overbooking<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While you are waiting, airlines must provide you with <strong>free assistance<\/strong>. If you have any problems with your journey, let the airline know so that you don&#8217;t have to find solutions yourself. Airlines should also ensure, where possible, that they provide accessible accommodation for people with disabilities and service dogs. The assistance provided should include:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>soft drinks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>STARTERS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>accommodation (if you have been booked for the next day)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>transportation between the airport and the accommodation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 phone calls, telex, fax, e-mail<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are <strong>not provided with assistance<\/strong> and you buy your own refreshments and food, <strong>the airline should reimburse you<\/strong>, as long as the expenses you incurred were necessary, reasonable and appropriate. Keep your receipts for settlement. You are only entitled to assistance while waiting for re-routing, under comparable transport conditions and as soon as possible, to your final destination or until your return flight to the airport from which you originally departed.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In exceptional cases, <strong>the airline may decide to limit assistance or not provide it at all<\/strong> if this would lead <strong>to further delays<\/strong> for passengers waiting for an alternative or delayed flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-a89b3969 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/formular-de-despagubire\/\">Demand your rights!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HP_PlaneCashBack_We_Can_Help_you.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3174 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planecashback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HP_PlaneCashBack_We_Can_Help_you.png 400w, https:\/\/planecashback.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HP_PlaneCashBack_We_Can_Help_you-214x300.png 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The application is free of charge. 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