EU claims application

In the event of a disruption to your flight schedule we take steps to minimise the inconvenience to you and make any waiting time as comfortable as possible.

Under the requirements of EU regulation 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights, you may be eligible to claim compensation if we cancel your flight within two weeks of your departure date, or if your flight is delayed in its arrival by more than 3 hours.

This depends upon the reason for the cancellation or delay, as well as the arrival time of your new or delayed flight.

Compensation will not be offered if the cause of the cancellation or delay is beyond the control of Virgin Atlantic, or for disruptions which could not have been avoided even if all reasonable measures had been taken. Such circumstances may, in particular, occur in cases of political instability, meteorological conditions, security risks, unexpected flight safety shortcomings and strikes that affect our operation. Neither will compensation be offered if we advised passengers about a flight cancellation at least two weeks before departure date and/or cases where a package tour is cancelled for reasons other than cancellation of the flight.

Who can apply for EU compensation?

Passengers holding a confirmed reservation on a flight operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd, and in the case of delay, have completed all check in/bag drop procedures in accordance with our instructions.

Passengers travelling free of charge or at a reduced rate not available directly or indirectly to the public, (excluding passengers having tickets for a Virgin Atlantic Airways operated flight issued under our Flying Club frequent flyer programme) are NOT eligible to apply for EU Compensation.

Please print out and complete an application form for each ticket holding passenger, and each single journey ensuring all the sections are completed and the form is signed and dated. Applications for passengers under 18 years should be completed and signed by a parent and/or legal guardian. We are unable to process any application that does not contain full and accurate flight information

Once completed and signed send the application form to:

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd

EU Application

PO Box 4525

Dunstable

LU6 9QT

UK

Passengers unable to access the internet or printing facilities may call 0844 871 5612 from the UK or +44 844 871 5612 from everywhere else, leave their full name and address and we will send them an application form by post within the following 7 days.

Applications will not be processed unless the following information is completed in full on the correct application form

Your personal details including

• Passenger name as it appears on your reservation/booking
• Full home address
• Date of Birth

And

Your flight details including

• Flight number
• Flight route
• Date of Departure

What happens next?

Within 14 days of receiving your fully completed application form we will send an acknowledgement of receipt containing a unique application number, to the land address you have provided. A full response and, if your application is successful, a cheque settlement will take a further 6-12 weeks.

Applications will be processed in strict chronological order.

Whilst we will endeavour to process applications within 6-12 weeks this timeframe will increase depending on volume of applications and the quality of the information provided by the applicant.

Please do not attach any additional documents or comments to your EU claim application form as they will be disregarded. If you wish to give us general feedback about your flight please contact Customer Relations.