欧盟的ec 261条约,我2023年6月经历了。
这个理赔是指符合条件的欧盟航班,非天气原因下,延误超过一定时间、或者航班取消,可以拿到航司最高600欧的补偿金额。具体细则大家可以上欧盟官网查。
需要注意的是这个规则到底适不适用于瑞士和英国这种非欧盟国家或者非欧盟航司:
EU air passenger rights apply:
If your flight is within the EU and is operated either by an EU or a non-EU airline
If your flight arrives in the EU from outside the EU and is operated by an EU airline
If your flight departs from the EU to a non-EU country operated by an EU or a non-EU airline
If you have not already received benefits (compensation, re-routing, assistance from the airline) for flight related problems for this journey under the relevant law of a non-EU country.
Travelling from the UK to an EU country
From 1 January 2021, EU rules on air passenger rights do not apply to cases of denied boarding, cancellations or delays to flights from the UK to the EU if your flight was operated by a UK carrier or another non-EU carrier, even if you booked your flight before this date. However, EU rules continue to apply from 1 January 2021 if your flight from the UK to the EU was operated by an EU carrier, unless you have already received compensation or benefits under UK law.
EU means the 27 EU countries, EU rules also apply to flights to and from Iceland, Norway and Switzerland.
我当时的情况是,瑞士航空,上海飞苏黎世,号称机械故障,晚了5个小时,导致我赶不上最后一班当天飞里斯本的飞机。我和儿子在苏黎世机场附近的酒店睡了几小时,再搭乘第二天一早的飞机到里斯本。
在上海的机场时,我就开始研究这个瑞士航空符不符合资格。因为我知道瑞士不是欧盟,所以这个界定,我当时特地查找了下。研究下来,瑞士航空是EU航空,瑞士本身包含在了EU 261条例里。所以我符合ec261的赔偿条件。但是如果我坐土豪航空从中东直飞葡萄牙厌恶,那么就不符合。如果反方向,从欧盟飞到欧盟外,那么土豪、土耳其航空、首都航空,如果延误严重或者取消航班,那么都适用的。
虽然瑞士航空提供了餐饮和酒店住宿,但根据条例,严重延误(根据公里数来看延误的小时数,来决定赔偿额),那么我就可以拿到600欧每人的补偿。
当然,航司不会那么轻易给赔偿。我一回到里斯本就在瑞航官网开始索赔。官网的答复居然是,处理机械故障是为了保障乘客的安全;为了安全延误起飞,我们不赔偿。(就说航司们“秋“不“秋”吧)
这时候我搜索理赔信息,当然是看到了那种帮乘客维权、拿中介费的广告,于是点开airhelp.com。发现提交流程非常简易,我应该可以拿1200欧,他们提成35%,如果赔付成功,我可以拿到780欧。我7月23日在air help填写的理赔申请,8月23日收到信息说瑞航同意赔付;8月28日,780欧打入了我的账户。就是如此轻松简单。
建议大家直接和航司维权,如果碰到困难,再去和airhelp之类的网站合作。