Anyone with flight booked told of '£520 rule' by Civil Aviation Authority

TravelTravelTraveller body explained when people are entitled to money07:05, 26 Aug 2026The UK’s main airline watchdog has today issued an alert of payments of up to £520 for flyers this summer. The Civil Aviation Authority said people who have their flight delayed - where it is the airline’s fault - can claim hundreds in compenations.‌In a new post on X today, the CAA said the level of payments depends on how long the flight is. It said that for flights of up to 1,500km (eg Glasgow to Amsterdam) people can gret £220 compensation for a three hour delay; £350 up to 3,500 (eg East Midlands to Marrakesh) and for over 3,500km - London to New York - £520.‌The CAA said: “Airlines do not have to pay compensation if they consider the delay to be caused by ‘extraordinary circumstances’. If you are