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Compensation refers to the act of providing a person with money or other things of economic value in exchange for the costs of injuries or difficulties that they have incurred.

In travel, this consists primarily of damages. At common law, damages are economic losses such as loss of earnings, property damage and medical expenses, and general damages, which are noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering and emotional distress.

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Compensation in the EU after technical problem after take off

In the EU, if you board a plane, it takes off on time, but has to fly back to the same airport due to technical issues, do you get a new ticket, a refund, some compensation, a night at a hotel? After all, you have already taken the flight, which was…
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Does Air Canada owe me compensation for breaking objects in checked baggage?

I flew on Air Canada from California to Toronto. I packed a glass wine bottle with WineHero, then packed them in a VinniBag for more protection. Yet the wine bottles still broke when I landed in Toronto! Please see the question in the title. I…
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Which contract of carriage applies to a flight ticketed by one airline but operated by another?

I had a flight ticketed by Air Canada but operated by United that was delayed 12 hours for mechanical reasons (i.e., their fault). United gives something like $600 dollars compensation for delayed flight under their contract of carriage, but Air…
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How can I prove that a flight was delayed by more than 4 hours?

My grandma is trying to request compensation under Regulation (EC) No 261/2004 from Air Transat, as her flight from England landed 4 hours past the scheduled arrival time in Canada. She recorded the time, but her telephone obviously isn't probative…
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