You may be entitled to compensation up to €600 per person!
If your British Airways flight was cancelled you could be entitled to compensation for loss of time.
Your rights when your British Airways flight is cancelled
In 2005 European Regulation 261/2004 was established to protect passenger rights. When a flight is cancelled you are entitled to compensation up to €600 per person if there are no extraordinary circumstances that apply.
Since Regulation 261/2004 is a European Regulation, it only applies to passengers departing in the EU or flying to a country in the EU with a European airline. All British Airways flights fall under European legislation.
The airline has a responsibility to inform its passengers in time when a flight is cancelled. The following criteria apply:
- If you were informed more than 2 weeks in advance, you are not entitled to compensation
- If you were informed between 14 and 7 days before departure and you departed more than 2 hours earlier or arrived more than 4 hours later, you are entitled to compensation
- If you were informed 7 days or less before departure and you departed more than 1 hour earlier or arrived more than 2 hours later, you are entitled to compensation
Extraordinary circumstances, no right to compensation
Sometimes the airline is not at fault for the flight cancellation and cannot be held responsible. In these events a flight is cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances such as strikes, bad weather, acts of terrorism or medical emergencies. If your flight is cancelled due to extraordinary circumstances you are, unfortunately, not entitled to compensation.
Example: 2 days before departure British Airways informs you that the flight from London Heathrow to Houston is cancelled due to crew shortness. You depart three hours later than originally planned. In this situation you are entitled to a compensation of €600 (£539*) per person.
Amount of compensation
When British Airways cancels your flight and doesn’t notify you in time, you could be entitled to compensation. The amount of compensation is based on the distance of your flight:
Calculate the distance of your flight
Flight destinations within the EU
- €250 (£225*) compensation for a cancelled British Airways flight up to 1,500 km
- €400 (£360*) compensation for a cancelled British Airways flight exceeding 1,500 km
Flight destinations outside the EU
- €250 (£225*) compensation for a cancelled British Airways flight up to 1,500 km
- €400 (£360*) compensation for a cancelled British Airways flight between 1,500 km and 3,500 km
- €600 (£539*) compensation for a cancelled British Airways flight exceeding 3,500 km
*Compensation calculated January '21 rate of £1: €1,11 and rounded to the nearest £1.
Recently cancelled British Airways flights
If your British Airways flight was recently cancelled you can find it on our problem flight list below. Other British Airways flights can be submitted in our claim calculator. We give you free and immediate advice on your rights. Submit your claim with EUclaim and we handle the entire process of claiming for you. Our strong legal team goes to court if necessary and has a success rate of 97%. We make sure that you get what you are entitled to.
Recently cancelled flights British Airways
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BA 95
Mon 25 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1728 hourMontréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
1915 hour -
BA 143
Mon 25 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1630 hourNew Delhi Airport (DEL)
0630 hour -
BA 277
Mon 25 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1440 hourRajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD)
0520 hour -
BA 2233
Mon 25 January 2021
Gatwick Airport (LGW)
1420 hourBermuda Int. (BDA)
1729 hour -
BA 119
Mon 25 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1345 hourBangalore (BLR)
0500 hour -
BA 10
Mon 25 January 2021
Bangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
1115 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1740 hour -
BA 2159
Mon 25 January 2021
Gatwick Airport (LGW)
1000 hourSaint Lucia (UVF)
1500 hour -
BA 36
Mon 25 January 2021
Chennai (MAA)
0730 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1315 hour -
BA 118
Mon 25 January 2021
Bangalore (BLR)
0710 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1245 hour -
BA 54
Sun 24 January 2021
Johannesburg Intl. Airport (JNB)
2215 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0735 hour -
BA 57
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
2110 hourJohannesburg Intl. Airport (JNB)
1015 hour -
BA 423
Sun 24 January 2021
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
1800 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1815 hour -
BA 4028
Sun 24 January 2021
Islay, Glenegedale Airport (ILY)
1735 hourGlasgow Intl. Airport (GLA)
1815 hour -
BA 95
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1728 hourMontréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
1915 hour -
BA 631
Sun 24 January 2021
Athens Intl. Airport (ATH)
1704 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1845 hour -
BA 4027
Sun 24 January 2021
Glasgow Intl. Airport (GLA)
1630 hourIslay, Glenegedale Airport (ILY)
1715 hour -
BA 67
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1605 hourPhiladelphia Int. (PHL)
1905 hour -
BA 269
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1530 hourLos Angeles Intl. Airport (LAX)
1850 hour -
BA 881
Sun 24 January 2021
Moscow Domodv. (DME)
1530 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1635 hour -
BA 1312
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1520 hourAberdeen Airport (ABZ)
1655 hour -
BA 9
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1510 hourBangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
0945 hour -
BA 277
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1435 hourRajiv Gandhi International Airport (HYD)
0520 hour -
BA 5814
Sun 24 January 2021
Manchester Intl. Airport (MAN)
1435 hourDoha (DOH)
0035 hour -
BA 227
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1420 hourAtlanta Int. (ATL)
1751 hour -
BA 35
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1400 hourChennai (MAA)
0535 hour -
BA 826
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1350 hourDublin Airport (DUB)
1520 hour -
BA 5
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1345 hourTokyo, Haneda Airport (HND)
1025 hour -
BA 119
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1345 hourBangalore (BLR)
0500 hour -
BA 1506
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1235 hourJohn F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
1545 hour -
BA 18
Sun 24 January 2021
Seoul Int. (ICN)
1209 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1400 hour -
BA 295
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1155 hourO'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD)
1450 hour -
BA 173
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1125 hourJohn F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
1651 hour -
BA 10
Sun 24 January 2021
Bangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
1115 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1740 hour -
BA 634
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1000 hourAthens Intl. Airport (ATH)
1541 hour -
BA 634
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
0959 hourAthens Intl. Airport (ATH)
1540 hour -
BA 142
Sun 24 January 2021
New Delhi Airport (DEL)
0830 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1245 hour -
BA 906
Sun 24 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
0820 hourFrankfurt Intl. Airport (FRA)
1103 hour -
BA 36
Sun 24 January 2021
Chennai (MAA)
0730 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1315 hour -
BA 138
Sun 24 January 2021
Mumbai (BOM)
0220 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0700 hour -
BA 5811
Sun 24 January 2021
Doha (DOH)
0135 hourManchester Intl. Airport (MAN)
0535 hour -
BA 4481
Sun 24 January 2021
Doha (DOH)
0135 hourGatwick Airport (LGW)
0522 hour -
BA 717
Sat 23 January 2021
Zürich Airport (ZRH)
1715 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1805 hour -
BA 246
Sat 23 January 2021
Guarulhos Intl. Airport (GRU)
1605 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0640 hour -
BA 9
Sat 23 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1510 hourBangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
0945 hour -
BA 35
Sat 23 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1400 hourChennai (MAA)
0535 hour -
BA 5808
Sat 23 January 2021
Manchester Intl. Airport (MAN)
1345 hourDoha (DOH)
2335 hour -
BA 17
Sat 23 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1245 hourSeoul Int. (ICN)
0836 hour -
BA 423
Sat 23 January 2021
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
1205 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1220 hour -
BA 10
Sat 23 January 2021
Bangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
1115 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1552 hour -
BA 2159
Sat 23 January 2021
Gatwick Airport (LGW)
1000 hourSaint Lucia (UVF)
1500 hour -
BA 36
Sat 23 January 2021
Chennai (MAA)
0730 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1315 hour -
BA 94
Fri 22 January 2021
Montréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
2100 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0847 hour -
BA 2158
Fri 22 January 2021
Saint Lucia (UVF)
2045 hourGatwick Airport (LGW)
0905 hour -
BA 95
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1728 hourMontréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
1915 hour -
BA 633
Fri 22 January 2021
Athens Intl. Airport (ATH)
1715 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1910 hour -
BA 717
Fri 22 January 2021
Zürich Airport (ZRH)
1640 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1730 hour -
BA 246
Fri 22 January 2021
Guarulhos Intl. Airport (GRU)
1605 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0640 hour -
BA 9
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1508 hourBangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
0945 hour -
BA 500
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1505 hourLisbon Airport (LIS)
1745 hour -
BA 5814
Fri 22 January 2021
Manchester Intl. Airport (MAN)
1435 hourDoha (DOH)
0035 hour -
BA 35
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1400 hourChennai (MAA)
0535 hour -
BA 18
Fri 22 January 2021
Seoul Int. (ICN)
1209 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1400 hour -
BA 1544
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1150 hourO'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD)
1440 hour -
BA 10
Fri 22 January 2021
Bangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
1115 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1740 hour -
BA 1482
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1050 hourGlasgow Intl. Airport (GLA)
1220 hour -
BA 632
Fri 22 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1000 hourAthens Intl. Airport (ATH)
1545 hour -
BA 4480
Fri 22 January 2021
Gatwick Airport (LGW)
0735 hourDoha (DOH)
1715 hour -
BA 36
Fri 22 January 2021
Chennai (MAA)
0730 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1315 hour -
BA 5812
Fri 22 January 2021
Manchester Intl. Airport (MAN)
0725 hourDoha (DOH)
1715 hour -
BA 138
Fri 22 January 2021
Mumbai (BOM)
0220 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0700 hour -
BA 5811
Fri 22 January 2021
Doha (DOH)
0135 hourManchester Intl. Airport (MAN)
0535 hour -
BA 116
Fri 22 January 2021
John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
0015 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0810 hour -
BA 94
Thu 21 January 2021
Montréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
2100 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0847 hour -
BA 31
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1825 hourHong Kong Intl. Airport (HKG)
1420 hour -
BA 477
Thu 21 January 2021
Barcelona Airport (BCN)
1734 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1850 hour -
BA 95
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1728 hourMontréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
1915 hour -
BA 294
Thu 21 January 2021
O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD)
1710 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0650 hour -
BA 246
Thu 21 January 2021
Guarulhos Intl. Airport (GRU)
1605 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0640 hour -
BA 6033
Thu 21 January 2021
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL)
1600 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1705 hour -
BA 9
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1510 hourBangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
0945 hour -
BA 35
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1400 hourChennai (MAA)
0535 hour -
BA 17
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1245 hourSeoul Int. (ICN)
0836 hour -
BA 431
Thu 21 January 2021
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
1210 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1230 hour -
BA 60
Thu 21 January 2021
Male Int. (MLE)
1145 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1810 hour -
BA 10
Thu 21 January 2021
Bangkok Intl. Airport (BKK)
1115 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1740 hour -
BA 175
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1030 hourJohn F. Kennedy Airport (JFK)
1335 hour -
BA 139
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
0930 hourMumbai (BOM)
0015 hour -
BA 260
Thu 21 January 2021
Islamabad Intl. (ISB)
0900 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1300 hour -
BA 430
Thu 21 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
0815 hourAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
1040 hour -
BA 6031
Thu 21 January 2021
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL)
0800 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0910 hour -
BA 36
Thu 21 January 2021
Chennai (MAA)
0730 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1315 hour -
BA 5801
Thu 21 January 2021
Doha (DOH)
0120 hourEdinburgh Airport (EDI)
0530 hour -
BA 94
Wed 20 January 2021
Montréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
2100 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0847 hour -
BA 61
Wed 20 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1815 hourMale Int. (MLE)
0940 hour -
BA 3592
Wed 20 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1734 hourAtlanta Int. (ATL)
2105 hour -
BA 2242
Wed 20 January 2021
Gatwick Airport (LGW)
1730 hourRiga Intl. Airport (RIX)
2215 hour -
BA 95
Wed 20 January 2021
Heathrow Airport (LHR)
1728 hourMontréal-Trudeau Intl. Airport (YUL)
1915 hour -
BA 294
Wed 20 January 2021
O'Hare Intl. Airport (ORD)
1710 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0650 hour -
BA 246
Wed 20 January 2021
Guarulhos Intl. Airport (GRU)
1605 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
0640 hour -
BA 6033
Wed 20 January 2021
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL)
1600 hourHeathrow Airport (LHR)
1705 hour