Flight delay - compensation
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Flight delay - compensation
Booked KTM - DEL - SYD for two passengers but due to delayed KTM to DEL flight there is now a 24 hour delay in Delhi.
Is this something Air India would offer compensation for in the form of vouchers or anything?
Never experienced it with AI before so just curious if it's worth chasing
Is this something Air India would offer compensation for in the form of vouchers or anything?
Never experienced it with AI before so just curious if it's worth chasing
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Hotel & food... they should provide that immediately... but sometimes it's a fight to get anything out of them.
I wouldn't expect anything beyond that.
I wouldn't expect anything beyond that.
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Booked KTM - DEL - SYD for two passengers but due to delayed KTM to DEL flight there is now a 24 hour delay in Delhi.
Is this something Air India would offer compensation for in the form of vouchers or anything?
Never experienced it with AI before so just curious if it's worth chasing
Is this something Air India would offer compensation for in the form of vouchers or anything?
Never experienced it with AI before so just curious if it's worth chasing
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Got the first refusual
The aircraft overnighted in DEL before the flight to KTM so it couldn't have been an inbound flight caused the delay. All other KTM to DEL flights that morning were operating basically on time including the Indigo 40 minutes later.
Is it worth going back to them again or just do the chargeback?
Please be informed that despite all endeavours to maintain operations as per the published schedule, at times due to circumstances beyond its control, the Airline is compelled to resort to rescheduling involving delays. Although, no effort is spared by the Airline to minimize the extent of delay which in the present case was primarily due to unavoidable and unexpected operational constraints.
We would like to address the issue of compensation for the cancellation /delay of your flight. Unfortunately, the cancellation/delay was due to a airport traffic issues, which is beyond our control. As per safety regulations, airlines are not permitted to interfere in the flights when these issues are identified, prioritizing the safety of both passengers and crew. Regrettably, in such cases, passengers are not eligible for compensation.
We would like to address the issue of compensation for the cancellation /delay of your flight. Unfortunately, the cancellation/delay was due to a airport traffic issues, which is beyond our control. As per safety regulations, airlines are not permitted to interfere in the flights when these issues are identified, prioritizing the safety of both passengers and crew. Regrettably, in such cases, passengers are not eligible for compensation.
Is it worth going back to them again or just do the chargeback?
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Got the first refusual
The aircraft overnighted in DEL before the flight to KTM so it couldn't have been an inbound flight caused the delay. All other KTM to DEL flights that morning were operating basically on time including the Indigo 40 minutes later.
Is it worth going back to them again or just do the chargeback?
The aircraft overnighted in DEL before the flight to KTM so it couldn't have been an inbound flight caused the delay. All other KTM to DEL flights that morning were operating basically on time including the Indigo 40 minutes later.
Is it worth going back to them again or just do the chargeback?
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Got it. The last time they agreed to give me compensation, it took over 6 months for me to get the refund. But that was in the old days when AI was under government control. Hopefully things will move faster now.
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Air India staff (wrongly) said they could not leave the terminal and they had to sleep in the transit zone.
So I booked them the airside hotel - obviously far cheaper hotels outside the airport but apparently they weren't allowed to leave...

