Flight cancellations and delays have wreaked havoc at airports worldwide this August. Just last week, irate easyJet passengers experienced lengthy delays due to significant industrial action. Days later, over 30 flights were cancelled at Japan's New Chitose Airport after a .
While normal service has resumed at both airports, you might be asking: am I eligible for compensation? 'Steve', a reader of Martin Lewis' Money Saving Expert (MSE) , recently received a hefty payout of over £1,000 while stranded in Miami. He attributed his successful compensation claim to the financial expert's advice, securing a whopping £1,040. In this week's MSE, he said: "We were due to fly from Miami to London but got a text on the way to the airport cancelling the flight.
"We put a claim in but got denied twice on the grounds of 'aircraft damage'. After a bit of hunting around, we found a legal test case which contradicted the airline's position. "After seeing that, it had no choice and paid out in full, totalling £1,040.
" A 'legal test case' often refers to actions 'brought with the intention of challenging or receiving clarification on a present law', according to . Not only do these cases affect the people involved, but generally have a wider public interest too, as their outcome reflects official procedure. Therefore, when Steve seemingly showed his airline an example test case regarding flight cancellation compensation, it may have shown them what could have occurred if they disputed his cl.