Travelling is fun and all but sometimes the inevitable happens especially when you take air travel. Airplane is one of the safest and quickest transportation mode most people used for travelling especially when the destination is abroad.
It also provides convenience to make your trip more comfortable and bearable. However, sometimes you have bad experience of air travel accidentally or not.
What you need to know is that you have air travel rights you can use to solve the problems such as when the flight is delayed, cancelled, etc.
Air travel rights you should know about
Knowing that you have air travel rights is necessary so you can ask for compensation when something bad happens. Of course not every incident related to air travel can be compensated by the airline.
There are terms and rules of how you can claim your rights. However, you need to know first what air travel rights you have so you know when to use them.
The first right is for the damaged baggage that is quite common in air travel. It is one of the most common issues. If you find your baggage is damaged after the flight, you need to immediately go the airline’s office to file a report as well as document any issues.
That’s why it is highly recommended to take pictures of your luggage before the flight so you can use it as solid proof if case something happens to you. If the airline is found at fault, you can claim your right and negotiate the settlement. The baggage can be replaced or fixed depending on the condition.
Next, if your baggage is lost during the flight, you can claim your air travel right for sure. However, it may need an investigation first to find out whether it is the airline’s fault or yours. If it is the airline’s fault, you will be reimbursed depending on the type of the flight you took.
Reimbursement for international flight is higher than domestic travel.
Aside from the reimbursement, the airline will usually provide necessities such as toiletries. In addition, you can also ask for reimbursement to purchase clothes if you happen to travel for particular events.
Other air travel rights you can claim are cancellations and or ticket changes.
It is common for airline to sometimes have their schedule changed. In results in re-accommodating travellers on different flight. However, you can propose a schedule that works better for you if you find their solution unfit.
You can make direct call to the airline to make the change immediately. If there is no solution fits at all, you can ask for a refund instead.
It also quite often for flight delay or cancellations to happen. It usually lead for the airline to make compensation to the travellers.
However, it depends on the reason of the delay or cancellation. Bad weather reason is not on their responsibility.
Meanwhile, they are responsible for giving travellers compensation if the reason is manmade. You can ask for compensation such as meals, a hotel stay, or a phone call of the airline is at fault.
Gary Holmes