Aviation: Compensation
2026-06-02 · Department for Transport · 6699 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover a passenger's claim management or legal costs in cases where the airline initially rejected a UK261 compensation claim that
Answer
The Department has not made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to cover passengers’ claim management or legal costs in these circumstances. Airlines are already legally required under Regulation (EC) 261/2004 (‘Regulation 261’) to...