On the programme on 23 January 2026, travel expert Simon Calder had this advice about your rights when a flight is cancelled. • It’s an airline’s duty to get you to your destination as soon as possible. If there’s a two-day wait for a flight on the same airline, push for one that’s leaving sooner with a different airline.

If your flight was canceled or delayed by your airline, follow these steps to get booked on a new flight and compensated for the time and inconvience.

You plan your flights, reserve your hotels, and map out every experience you don’t want to miss. But few things unsettle a traveler more than watching your suitcase disappear into the airport’s conveyor labyrinth and not reappear.

Airlines are already preparing for a major winter storm this weekend. Here’s how you can, too.

Rules on flight compensation are covered by legislation. The amount you are entitled to varies depending on the length of the delay and flight distance, but should be paid in cash, rather than as vouchers. Citzens Advice has a detailed guide to flight compensation on its website here.

The Trump administration said Thursday it is abandoning a Biden-era plan that sought to require airlines to compensate stranded passengers with cash, lodging and meals for flight cancellations or changes caused by a carrier. The proposed rule would have ...

Holidaymakers hit by hold-ups of more than three hours after London-wide shutdown - Jack Taylor/Reuters Hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers hit by flight delays are unlikely to receive compensation, experts have warned. The UK’s airspace was closed ...

The passenger suffered burns from a hot coffee spill during a flight and received compensation after filing a claim.