{"id":64784,"date":"2017-08-28T13:00:26","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T06:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/need-help-to-claim-after-a-flight-delay-as-firms-cash-in-beware-the-small-print\/"},"modified":"2017-08-28T13:19:51","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T06:19:51","slug":"need-help-to-claim-after-a-flight-delay-as-firms-cash-in-beware-the-small-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/need-help-to-claim-after-a-flight-delay-as-firms-cash-in-beware-the-small-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Need help to claim after a flight delay? As firms cash in, beware the small print"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAn expected cheque to compensate you after your air travel plans were disrupted can now turn into a three-figure bill.Anna Tims reportsWhen Richard Watson arrived back at Gatwick 13 hours late after a holiday in Dubai he immediately applied for compensation from the airline, browsing the internet for advice to check that\u00a0he was eligible. One of the first links on the\u00a0Google search page was Flight Delay Claims Team (FDCT) based in Northampton, which offers to manage airline compensation claims on a no-win, no-fee basis. The website states that a claim can be submitted online in three minutes and the average payout is \u20ac400 per passenger.\u201cI thought the company would check if I was eligible and then act on my behalf if I wanted them to,\u201d he says. \u201cI supplied my details via the web form, but heard nothing until three months later when they sent me a reminder of an invoice I had never received demanding \u00a3400.\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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