getting bumped compensation (BA)

Can anyone point me to info on what compensation is in order for getting
bumped off a flight? We were recently bumped from a BA flight to a later
one in the day and received nothing. I know in the US when they bump you
they offer you something. What gives?


Marcus

"Marcus Holmes" <mholmes@world.std.com> wrote in message
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> :>Can anyone point me to info on what compensation is in order for getting
> :>bumped off a flight? We were recently bumped from a BA flight to a later
> :>one in the day and received nothing. I know in the US when they bump you
> :>they offer you something. What gives?
>
>
> > Did you volunteer?
>
> No.
>
> > Was it a flight to the USA?
>
> No.
>
> > When was your original flight due to arrive and when did your
replacement
> > flight arrive?
>
> 11am, 2pm.
>
> > You would need to give more details for an accurate answer.
>
> Detail: We were 4th party to check-in to flight.
>
>
> Marcus
>
>

I'll cross post this to travel.uk.air I'm sure Highflyer has the answer
:-)

"Marcus Holmes" <mholmes@world.std.com> wrote in message
news:bf29g1$mej$1@pcls4.std.com...

> :>Can anyone point me to info on what compensation is in order for getting
> :>bumped off a flight? We were recently bumped from a BA flight to a later
> :>one in the day and received nothing. I know in the US when they bump you
> :>they offer you something. What gives?
>
>
> > Did you volunteer?
>
> No.
>
> > Was it a flight to the USA?
>
> No.
>
> > When was your original flight due to arrive and when did your
replacement
> > flight arrive?
>
> 11am, 2pm.
>
> > You would need to give more details for an accurate answer.
>
> Detail: We were 4th party to check-in to flight.
>
>
> Marcus
>
>

I'll cross post this to travel.uk.air I'm sure Highflyer has the answer
:-)

In article <3f1825a9.28433495@news.cis.dfn.de>, Jim Ley
<jim@jibbering.com> writes
>I'm happy in
>certain travelling scenarios for my airline to not pay compensation
>when I'm delayed, and so I want the option of the airline who doesn't
>have this financial liability in their model, It will allow them to
>reduce prices.

People's requirements from an airline do vary a lot. Some do want that
cheap flight, and aren't too bothered when delays happen; at other times
you just want to get from A to B reliably. Depending on whether the
route you are flying has a lot of different carriers, you might or might
not have the choice of a non-budget airline when you need that second
scenario. Living as I do halfway between Stansted and Luton, it can be
quite difficult getting a non-budget flight at all, to several European
destinations (unless I first travel to Heathrow).

On the other hand, the money is normally the least of my problems. I've
had two very bad airline experiences recently [1], and the disruption
caused was far worse than any money itself could compensate. And that
was after choosing "proper" airlines, rather than cheaper charters.

[1] A scheduled trip business from Rhodes that was delayed a day due to
ATC strike; and BA being 4.5 hours late back from the USA causing me to
miss connections to Brussels.
--
Roland Perry