Martin Lewis is issuing a £520 warning to anyone who has been on an EU flight in the last six years

Money-saving expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent warning that could cost those who have flown within the EU in the past six years potentially up to £520. During the latest episode of the BBC Sounds podcast, Mr Lewis aims to clarify the rights of air passengers in the event of delayed or canceled European Union flights.

In a conversation with his co-host, Nihal, Mr Lewis paints a hypothetical picture: “So Nihal arrived at the airport two hours and 45 minutes late. I should tell British Airways that this is a fictional story. It is not your fault. Don Don’t worry too much. He arrived at the airport two hours 45 minutes late, but due to the scheduled arrival change, there was no place to land.

“So they stayed on the plane for another half hour. Now, the fixed compensation rule for all EU flights, including UK flights, is if it’s delayed by more than three hours, provided it’s the airline’s fault, which we’ll assume. is here you get the compensation So Nihal in this case you get the compensation?

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Mr Lewis shed light on the complex situation, saying: “Yes, when you got off the plane after three hours. No, because it landed two hours 45 minutes late, and the delay was the fault of the airport, not the airline. Yes, but only if you took off three hours late and landed two hours 45 hours late. So you see, the question is, what is the three hours, yes, the three hours is when you got off the plane?

Discussing the issue of flight compensation, Mr Lewis broke down various scenarios for Nihal, Birmingham Live reports.

Mr Lewis described: “A is the simple yes, you got off the plane three hours late.”

Nihal replied, “So I get the compensation.”

Mr Lewis agreed: “So you get compensation. C means you get compensation, even if the plane landed two hours 45 minutes late, because it took off three hours late. And B is no, because when it landed, it was only two hours 45 minutes late, and the rest was not the airline’s fault.”

He went on to clarify: “There’s a bit of wiggle room now as to which part is the airline’s fault. I think the most important criterion here is the time is how late the plane doors open. So you got off the plane three hours late, you are entitled to fixed compensation.

Emphasizing further, he pronounced: “That is why it is the fault of the airline that they arrived two hours 45 minutes late and then the airport was not ready to land. That’s still the airline’s fault because if the airline hadn’t been late, the airport. it would have been prepared for them to be late and the doors to open late. all courts.”

He clarified, “You got it wrong. Let’s quickly do a quick summary of flight delay compensation. This applies to any EU flight, which is any flight departing from a UK or EU airport or any flight arriving at a UK or EU airport, but then it must be a UK airline or EU”.

He explained: “So American Airlines going to the United States from London counts. American Airlines returning to London from the United States does not count because it is not an EU airline. You can go back six years. So if you have had a delay in the past six years, you can go back six years to claim this compensation. Remember, it has to be the airline’s fault in Scotland.

“The amount you get is fixed. So up to 1500 kilometers and you arrive three hours late is £220. 1,500 to 3,500 kilometers and you arrive three hours late is £250, fixed per person. Three and a half thousand kilometers or more, if you arrive three to four hours late, it is £260.