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Follow-up to my recent post about using FlightRight.com. Something to think about if you’ve had problems with airlines. It is a legitimate organization that works on behalf of passengers.
The end of October I was on a delayed flight from Spain to western US. It was difficult and inconvenient, but it wasn’t a nightmare - but I lost my First Class seat on a connecting flight from JFK - as well as other inconveniences and costs - none of which were major...
I didn’t want to deal with American Airlines myself, so looked around for someone to do it for me - voila, FlightRight - a European company, therefore under EU Passenger Rights law which may be more consumer friendly than in the US.
It was very easy - even for me - to navigate and pull together what they needed. It didn’t take long, and off it went.
A couple of days ago, I received an email from them indicating that they were successful on my behalf, and the airline had paid my compensation. The money has now arrived in my PayPal account.
I did not ask for an amount - they told me, after receiving my information, what I could expect, and what their fee would be - 30%. And that’s what appeared at PayPal - in Euros. I knew PP would charge at least a conversion fee - but it’s still more than I expected ... I frequently have low expectations…
The end of October I was on a delayed flight from Spain to western US. It was difficult and inconvenient, but it wasn’t a nightmare - but I lost my First Class seat on a connecting flight from JFK - as well as other inconveniences and costs - none of which were major...
I didn’t want to deal with American Airlines myself, so looked around for someone to do it for me - voila, FlightRight - a European company, therefore under EU Passenger Rights law which may be more consumer friendly than in the US.
It was very easy - even for me - to navigate and pull together what they needed. It didn’t take long, and off it went.
A couple of days ago, I received an email from them indicating that they were successful on my behalf, and the airline had paid my compensation. The money has now arrived in my PayPal account.
I did not ask for an amount - they told me, after receiving my information, what I could expect, and what their fee would be - 30%. And that’s what appeared at PayPal - in Euros. I knew PP would charge at least a conversion fee - but it’s still more than I expected ... I frequently have low expectations…